- Sarreguemines
French commune
nomcommune=Sarreguemines
View of the Saar River and the casino in Sarreguemines
région=Lorraine
département=Moselle ("sous-préfecture ")
arrondissement=Sarreguemines
canton=Chief town of 2 cantons
insee= |cp=57200
maire=Céleste Lett
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté
d'agglomération
Sarreguemines Confluences |longitude=7.06805555556
latitude=49.1111111111
alt moy= |alt mini= |alt maxi=
hectares=2,967 |km²=29.67
sans=23,202
date-sans=1999
dens= 782.0|date-dens=1999Sarreguemines (German "Saargemünd") is a town and commune in the
Moselle "département", in Lorraine, northeasternFrance . It is the chief town of an arrondissement.Geography
Sarreguemines, whose name is a French spelling of the name in local Lorraine-German dialect "Saargemin", meaning "confluence into the Saar", is located at the confluence of the
Blies and the Saar, 40 miles east ofMetz , 60 miles northwest ofStrasbourg by rail, and at the junction of the lines toTrier andSaarburg . Traditionally Sarreguemines was the head of river navigation on the Saar, its importance being a depot where boats were unloaded.Administration
Sarreguemines is the chief town of two cantons:
* thecanton of Sarreguemines , comprising the sole commune of Sarreguemines
* thecanton of Sarreguemines-Campagne , comprising 21 nearby communesHistory
Saargemünd, originally a Roman settlement, obtained civic rights early in the 13th century. In 1297 it was ceded by the count of Saarbrücken 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 theFranco-Prussian War . From 1871 to 1918 it formed part of the German imperial province ofAlsace-Lorraine and manufactured plush velvet, leather, porcelain, and earthenware, and was a chief depot forpapier-mâché boxes, mostly used for snuffboxes. It was returned to France afterWorld War I .Notable citizens
Sarreguemines was the birthplace of
*Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet (1766-1823),Peer of France and a French statesman.
*Eric Hassli (born 1981), French footballer
*Matthieu Sprick (born 1981), French cyclist.External links
* http://www.sarreguemines.fr/ Official website
* http://realtravel.com/sarreguemines-lorraine-travel-guide-d1772892-1.html
* http://www.travelpost.com/EU/France/Lorraine/Saargemund/6224215
* http://www.voyage-scolaire.com/france/sarregms/index.html
* http://www.sarreguemines-museum.comReferences
*1911
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