Moselle - Moselle

Moselle is a french Department in the region Lorraine. It bears the serial number 57. In the north, the department borders on the Luxembourg, to the northeast Germany (Federal states Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate), in the southeast Bas-Rhin and to the south and west Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Regions

places

• Apach
• Bitche (Bitsch)
• Boulay-Moselle (Bolchen)
• Cattenom (Kattenhofen)
• Château-Salins
• Forbach
• Metz is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department.
• Sarrebourg (Saarburg)
• Sarreguemines (Saargemünd)
• Thionville (Diedenhofen)
• Volmerange-les-Mines
• Zoufftgen

Other goals

background

language

As in the rest of Lorraine, the French language is the colloquial language.

While the southern, central and western parts of Lorraine have belonged to the French-speaking area from time immemorial, the eastern part of the Moselle department has long been part of the German-speaking area. In the meantime, the German language, or the Middle Franconian languages ​​Lorraine, Rhine and / or Moselle Franconian, is mainly spoken by the older generation in some rural areas, so it is worthwhile to address them in these languages. The address in Standard German can be unsuccessful, as the person (s) you are speaking to do not have a good command of Standard German and shy away from answering in Lorraine or Rhine and / or Moselle Franconian. The residents of the immediate border area usually also speak German.

getting there

Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport

• 25 km south of Metz in the village Goin (Moselle) lies the Aéroport Metz Nancy Lorraine, which, however, is only relevant for flights within France and for flights from the Mediterranean region.
• The TGV stop Lorraine is enclosed 5 km from the terminal Louvigny.
• possible alternative airports are Luxembourg, Saarbrücken as well as the airports Paris.

Lorraine TGV stop

The Lorraine train station is located in the commune of Louvigny, with direct connections to Frankfurt am Main above Saarbrücken and Mannheim, Strasbourg, Lille above Paris Aéroport Charles de Gaulle, to Paris Est, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rennes. There is also a bus line to Luxembourg city.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

• Cycling
  • Moselle cycle path
  • Saar cycle path
• Hiking, especially in the "Bitscher Land" (Paye de Bitche), in the transition region of Lorraine / Alsace / Palatinate / Saarland

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

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