Fénétrange
Fénétrange ( German Finstingen ) is a commune with 724 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Sarrebourg and is capital of the canton Fénétrange.
Geography
The medieval fortified town still lies on the upper Saar between Sarrebourg and Sarre- Union on the border of Alsace. The German city of Saarbrücken is located about 40 kilometers, the French cities of Nancy and Metz, both situated along the Moselle, 60 or 70 kilometers away. The territory of Fénétrange forming the easternmost tip of the Regional Natural Park of Lorraine.
History
" Vinstringen " was first mentioned in 1070. The place was in 1766 by the Holy Roman Empire, France, Germany 1871 and 1919 back to France.
Demographics
Personalities
- Henry II of Finstingen († 1286) was Archbishop and Elector of Trier.
- The Baroque Author Johann Michael Moscherosch (1601-1669) was one of the official 1636-1642 men's domination Finstingen.
- Anna Katharina Dorothea von Salm- Kyrburg (1614-1655) was by marriage Duchess of Württemberg.
- Johann Maria Philipp Frimont of Palota, Count of Palota, Prince of Antrodocco ( born February 3, 1759 in Finstingen, † December 26, 1831 in Vienna ) was an Austrian cavalry general and governor of Mainz.
- Georg Ditsch (1829-1918), mayor of Finstingen.