Algrange

Algrange ( German Algringen ) is a commune with 6464 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Thionville -Ouest and is capital of the canton Algrange.

Geography

The community Algrange located in a tributary of the Fensch, about ten kilometers west of Thionville.

Demographics

Leisure Activities

In Algrange there is a permanent downhill mountain bike track as well as some North Shore Drops, Roadgaps, table football and a Dirtteil. But there is no elevator; if Contests take place, transports the shuttle service, the driver on the mountain.

Personalities

  • Philippe Hinsch Berger ( born 1959 ), football player and coach
  • Nicholas Kyll (1904-1973), theologian and church historian Volkstumsforscher
  • Fritz Sperling (1911-1958), politician ( KPD)
  • Adolf Wagner (1890-1944), politician ( NSDAP)
  • Josef Wagner (1899-1945), politician ( NSDAP)
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