Fénétrange | |
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 The chateau overlooking the Saar river in Fénétrange | |
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Location of Fénétrange  | |
  Fénétrange  Fénétrange | |
| Coordinates:48°50′47″N7°01′14″E / 48.8464°N 7.0205°E /48.8464; 7.0205 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Benoît Piatkowski[1] |
Area 1 | 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 648 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57210 /57930 |
| Elevation | 227–317 m (745–1,040 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fénétrange (French pronunciation:[fenetʁɑ̃ʒ];German:Finstingen,Lorraine Franconian:Finschtinge) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Fénétrange is located near the border between the Moselle department and theAlsace bossue. The riverSaar flows through Fénétrange. The municipality is part of theLorraine regional natural park.[4]
The name refers to "dwellings on the edge of a bend".[5] Its Latin name is Philestangia. It was Germanised into Vinstingen, and francized into Fénétrange.
Filestengas (10th century), Filistenges et Vinstringen (1070), Philistingis (1136), Phylestanges (1222), Finstingen (1323), Vinstingen (1328), Vinstinga (1340), Fenestranges (1433), Phinstingen (1558), Vinstringium (1675), Fénétrange (1793), Fénestrange (19th century), Finstingen (1871–1918)
The name of Fénétrange was officially mentioned for the first time on 18 September 1070. More precisely in a document authorising the abbesses ofRemiremont, who partly owned the domain, to mint coins in Fénétrange, in exchange for the payment of a fee.[6]
In 1224, Merbode de Malberg became the first lord of Fénétrange.
During the Middle-Age, it used to be a fortified town reputed to be impregnable.
Since 1978, an annual music and gastronomy festival takes place in Fénétrange. It is known as "Festival de Fénétrange, musique et gastronomie"
Fénétrange is one of the few French localities where anight watchman still exists, thus perpetuating a medieval tradition. From July to September, the visitors can follow the watchman, in his medieval attire, during his night patrol.
Every year, from late November to early January, several winter festivities occur in Fénétrange. One of them, is the traditionalChristmas market.
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