Stiring-Wendel
Stiring - helix ( German Stieringen - helix ) is a French town with 12.438 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region.
Geography
The city stiring - helix is located directly on the German - French border. German neighbor is Saarbrücken, the largest French neighboring community is Forbach. The Franco-German border crossing Golden Bremm (French BREME d'or ) lies on the boundary of the neighboring community Spicheren. Stiring - helix, located on the street 50, the Federal Highway 6, on the French side the Autoroute A320 is on the German side. In stiring - helix and the National Road ( Route nationale French ) N 3 starts to Paris. The rail link from Saarbrücken to Paris Metz performs stiring - helix, which hold no more trains on the local train station.
History
1846 an ironworks was founded on the site of today's stiring - helix. The industrialist family Wendel built a church, a school and housing units for the workers. 1857 appointed Napoleon III. the place by decree to the city.
In 1897 the lodge ceased operation, and many residents left stiring - helix. But the rise of the coal industry led to a renewed increase in population. 1957, stiring spiral 16,000 inhabitants compared to 1,900 in 1857.
Around the turn of the millennium also ended the era of coal, the mines were shut down.
Demographics
Personalities
- Patricia Kaas, chansonniere, grew up in stiring - helix and since 2006 honorary citizen.