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| Bitsch (Lorraine) | ||
| region | Grand Est | |
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| Residents | 5.025 (2018) | |
| height | 290 m | |
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Bitche (German Bitsch) is a french City in the department Moselle.
background
Politically, the municipality belongs to the arrondissement Sarreguemines and is the administrative seat of the canton of Bitche.
The city did not come into being until 1681, when the Sun King Louis XIV began building a fortress on a rock on the western edge of the Vosges Mountains. Bitsch was built at their feet during the construction of the fortress. The first mountain fortress was built according to the plans of Sébastien le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban. It was completed in 1693. This first fortress, partially carved into the rock, was demolished a few years later. However, a fortress was built again on the same site between 1740 and 1754. In the German / French war of 1870/71, a large part of the city's population fled to the fortress to seek protection there. After the First World War, the fortress was renewed and became part of the Maginot Line. At the beginning of World War II, the crew was around 1000 men.
getting there
By plane
Airports: Saarbrücken Airport
(IATA: SCN), Q) Airport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport(IATA: ETZ), Strasbourg airport(IATA: SXB), airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA), Frankfurt Hahn Airport(IATA: HHN).
By train
- Railway connection is available, but cumbersome. There is no direct connection to the capital of the department Metz (Travel time approx. 150 minutes). The best way to arrive is via Saarbrücken and Sarreguemines (Travel time about 90 minutes) or about Strasbourg and Sarreguemines (180 minutes).
- DB route network: Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, each 30 km with inclines.
- Sarreguemines with direct connections Metz, Strasbourg and Saarbrücken: 30 km, with inclines.
In the street
By bicycle
Other train stations that can be reached
- Saarbrücken with connection to the German long-distance traffic.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Basement of the Citadelle (citadelle de Bitche, Casemets of the citadel).
A total of 67 rooms of the fortress can be viewed in the basement de la Citadelle (casemates). You can also enter the highest point of the citadel, where there is a flagpole with an orientation board. But be careful: the grassy platforms are unsecured!Open: Casemates: July - August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., mid-March to mid-November 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed in winter.
- Musée du Deuxième Empire. Museum of the Second Empire. In the former bakery of the citadel there are copper and steel engravings from the time of Napoleon III. There are also books, medals and uniforms from the same period.
- Musée Historique du Pays de Bitche. The historical museum of the Bitscher Land is right next to the other museum on the area of the citadel. On the ground floor fossils from the Stone Age and finds from Roman times are shown. In addition, the history of the area, based on exhibits up to the Thirty Years' War. On the upper floor there is a model of the citadel and its surrounding area, as it looked around 1794. In addition, edged weapons and firearms, cuirasses and parts of uniforms are exhibited.
Outside:
- 2 Ouvrage Simserhof (Ouvrage du Simserhof, Fort Simserhof). Tel.: 33 (0)3 87 02 70 41, Email: [email protected].Around 4 kilometers outside of Bitsch is the Simserhof fortress, one of the five most important tank forts on the Maginot Line. The access is with signs Ligne Maginot marked. The fort was largely undamaged, but abandoned after the 1940 armistice. The following can be visited: the power station, the infirmary, the troop kitchen, accommodations and the gun posts. There is also a small museum. The tour of the fortress takes around 2 hours and the group size is limited to 18 people (the temperature in the fortress is around 10 ° C).Open: Outdoor area: March 15 - November 15 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., July August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Guided tours for individuals, reservations possible (groups only by prior arrangement with their own tour time). Mon - Fri: 15.3. - 15.6. 3 p.m. 16.6. - 15.9. 10 a.m., 2 p.m. 4 p.m., 16.9. - November 15 3 p.m., Sat - Sun (public holidays): 15.3. - November 15 3 p.m., 16.6. - 15.9. 4 p.m., 1.12. - 15.3. 1st weekends of the month 3 p.m. 23.12., 24.12., 26.12. - 31.12., 2.1. - 7.1. 3 p.m.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Bitsch motorhome parking space, Rue Bombelles, Bitche (behind the citadel). 5 free plots for mobile homes, supply and disposal subject to charge: 2 power connections at the VE station. Costs: € 2 for 55 minutes of electricity and 10 minutes of drinking water. Maximum standing time: 48 hours. The large, directly adjoining car parking lot is also used by mobile homes if the 5 planned parcels are occupied.
health
Practical advice
- Office de Tourisme du Pays de Bitche, 4 rue du glacis du château, BP 30047 57232 BITCHE cedex. Tel.: 33 (0)3 87 06 16 16, Fax: 33 (0)3 87 06 16 17.
trips
- Niederbronn-les-Bains - Health resort, 23 km.
- Hornbach - 20 km: including the historical burial place of St. Pirminius and a ruined monastery that was built over by a modern hotel / restaurant.
Neighboring communities
Belong to the department Moselle and to the Northern Vosges landscape: Hanviller, Haspelschiedt, Roppeviller, Sturzelbronn, Eguelshardt, Mouterhouse, Lviv (Moselle), Reyersviller, Schorbach
literature
Web links
- http://www.ville-bitche.fr - Official website of Bitsch (Lorraine)
