Thicourt

Thicourt ( Lorraine Thico, German Diedersdorf ) is a commune located with 147 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region, about 33 kilometers east of Metz.

History

1018 first mentioned as Tiedresdorf. then Thiederesdorf ( 1142 ), Dydersdorf ( 1349 ), Diederstorff ( 1404).

The small village was in the Middle Ages on German language area and was then mentioned as Diderich, but is now frankophon for centuries. From 1093 to 1602 there was a Benedictine monastery in the town.

Since 1766 Thicourt belongs to France. 1871-1918 it was again temporarily to the German Empire, but French remained the official and vernacular.

Demographics

Lorraine (region) Arrondissement Arrondissement of Boulay-Moselle Cantons of France Postal codes in France Lorrain dialect German Reich Adaincourt Adelange Anzeling Bambiderstroff Bannay (Moselle) Bettange Bibiche Bionville-sur-Nied Bisten-en-Lorraine Brouck Colmen Coume Creutzwald Dalstein Denting Elvange, Moselle Falck (Moselle) Faulquemont Fouligny Gomelange Guinglange Guinkirchen Hallering Ham-sous-Varsberg Han-sur-Nied Haute-Vigneulles Holacourt Holling (Moselle) Laudrefang Mainvillers Many (Moselle) Marange-Zondrange Menskirch Merten Momerstroff Niedervisse Oberdorff Obervisse Ottonville Piblange Pontpierre, Moselle Roupeldange Schwerdorff Valmunster Varize (Moselle) Varsberg Vatimont Vaudreching Velving Villing Vittoncourt Voimhaut Zimming
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