Liverdun

Liverdun is a commune with 6001 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meurthe -et -Moselle in the Lorraine region ( Lorraine ). The place name is probably derived from the name of the Roman god Liber and the Gallic word from dunums (castle, fortress ).

Geography

Liverdun situated on a hill in a bend of the canalized Moselle since 1999, 18 kilometers northeast of Toul and 15 kilometers northwest of Nancy.

Demographics

Local products

In Liverdun the shell-shaped cakes Madeleines de Liverdun is made.

Community partnership

Since June 17, 1979, there is a community partnership with the German community Weingarten in Baden- Württemberg.