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Sarreguemines
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Sarreguemines is a town and commune in the Moselle department, in Lorraine, northeastern France. It is the chief town of an arrondissement. The land area is 29.67 kilometers square with population of 23,202. Sarreguemines is located at the confluence of the Blies and the Saar, 40 miles east of Metz, 60 miles northwest of Strasbourg by rail, and at the junction of the lines to Trier and Saarburg. Traditionally Saareguemines was the head of river navigation on the Saar, its importance being a depot where boats were unloaded.
Saargemund, originally a Roman settlement, obtained civic rights early in the 13th century. In 1297 it was ceded by the count of Saarbucken to the Duke of Lorraine, and passed with Lorraine in 1766 to France. It was transferred to Germany in 1871, with the Treaty of Frankfurt following the Franco-Prussian War. From 1871 to 1918 it formed part of Germany, in the imperial province of Alsace-Lorraine and manufactured plush velvet, leather, porcelain and earthenware, and was a chief depot for papier-mache boxes, mostly used for snuffboxes. It was returned to France after World War I.
Sarreguemines was the birthplace of Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet, Peer of France and a French stateman. Moselle is a department in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. Moselle was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, Sarreguemines is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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