Kœnigsmacker
Kœnigsmacker is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Kœnigsmacker was the birthplace of Father Jean-Vincent Scheil, a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist, who was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Koenigsmacker and Ouvrage Métrich.
Fort de Koenigsmacker
Fort
The Fort de Koenigsmacker is a fortification located to the northeast of Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of the same name in the early 20th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War.
Ouvrage Métrich
Fort
Ouvrage Métrich located in the village of Kœnigsmacker in Moselle, comprises part of the Elzange portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line.
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien-et-Saint-Roch de Boyert
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien-et-Saint-Roch de Boyert is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valmestroff and Gavisse.
Valmestroff
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valmestroff is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Valmestroff is situated 4 km south of Kœnigsmacker.
Gavisse
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
Gavisse is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gavisse is situated 4½ km north of Kœnigsmacker.
Kœnigsmacker
- Type: Locality with 2,230 residents
- Also known as: “57370”
- Location: Arrondissement de Thionville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.3933° or 49° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
6.2769° or 6° 16′ 37″ eastPopulation
2,230Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)Open location code
8FX897VG+8QGeoNames ID
6614413
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“Kœnigsmacker” goes by many names.
- French: “Kœnigsmacker”
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