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Sillegny | |
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 The church in Sillegny | |
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| Coordinates:48°59′18″N6°09′41″E / 48.9883°N 6.1614°E /48.9883; 6.1614 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Faulquemont |
| Intercommunality | Sud Messin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Grunfelder[1] |
Area 1 | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 633 |
| • Density | 60.5/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57652 /57420 |
| Elevation | 172–237 m (564–778 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sillegny (French pronunciation:[sileɲi]; alsoSillégny;German:Sillningen) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.
The inhabitants are referred to as theSillegnois.
Sillegny is located in the Seille Valley, afloodplain along theSeille river which flows near the village. In the west, theCôtes de Moselle massif and its outliers dominate the region.
Loiville, a hamlet belonging to the commune, is situated in the north, over theRû des Crux in the direction ofCoin-sur-Seille.
TheRoman road which connectedLyon toTrier runs west fromthe village along theForêt Dominale des Six Cantons forest. Ruins of avilla were found near this road, what is a proof of the ancient occupation of Sillegny. Furthermore, thesuffix "-y" comes from the Latinsuffix "-iacum" (which comes himself from theGaulish language "-ac") indicates a rural estate near a stream (theSeille river).
In the 11th century, Sillegny belonged to the abbey of Saint Pierre, and one century later to theBishopric of Metz. In 1226 the name of the town changed and became Sulincium. In 1246 the bishop Jacques ceded the village to Sainte Marie abbey but the Diocese kept St. Martin church until theFrench Revolution. In 1635, at the end of theThirty Years' War, Sillegny was nearly destroyed by the Swedish and the church became a pilgrimage place.
From 1871 to 1918 and between 1940 and 1945, whenAlsace andLorraine were annexed byGermany (seeTreaty of Frankfurt (1871)), Sillegny became a German town renamed Sillningen situated in the Imperial Province of Elsass-Lothringen. The bombings of 1944 destroyed almost all the village. During the German period,casemates (fortified gun emplacements) were built in the Forêt Dominale des Six Cantons, nearLes Jurieux andMarly-aux-Bois (close to the Roman road) and along the D 67 road.
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