Courcelles-Chaussy
Courcelles- Chaussy ( German Kurzel, 1940-1944 Kurzel on the road ) is a commune with 3049 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region.
Geography
The municipality of Courcelles- Chaussy Situated on the French Nied, 15 kilometers east of Metz.
History
On the territory of the municipality are the remains of villas from Roman times found. It formed in the Middle Ages from the two districts Courcelles ( 1178 mentioned as Curcellis ) and Chaussy (already mentioned around 610 as Calciago, German Kelsch ), which lay on both sides of the old Roman road to Metz. 1552 came Courcelles- Chaussy to France and became a regional center of the Huguenots, who built there in the beginning of the 19th century a church. Even the neighboring village of Pont-à- Chaussy (as Kurtzebrucken, German Kalscherbruck 1270 mentioned) was incorporated in 1812.
From 1871 to 1918, the town belonged again to the German Reich and was the Château d' Urville ( Castle Urville or Urweiler ) is known, the summer residence of William II was after renovation and remodeling.
In 1973, the neighboring village Landonvillers ( hamlet, 1940-1944 Download hamlet ) was incorporated. It has a baroque castle, which was greatly expanded between 1904 to 1906 according to plans by Bodo Ebhardt, whereby he has a medieval character should be awarded.