Meurthe is a former département of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Its préfecture (capital) was Nancy. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France It ceased to exist following the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany in 1871. Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen generally Elsass - Lothringen) was a territorial entity created by the German Empire in 1871 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
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General characteristics
The Meurthe département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution, out of a part of the former province of Lorraine. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. It took its name from the Meurthe River flowing through it. The Meurthe is a River in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle.
As of 1866, Meurthe had 714 communes. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Its area was 6,070 km² (2,344 sq. miles). It was divided into 5 arrondissements: Nancy, Château-Salins, Lunéville, Sarrebourg and Toul. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. Château-Salins (Salzburg from 1941-44 Salzburgen) is a commune of the Moselle département, in France. Lunéville is a commune in the French région of Lorraine. It is a Sous-préfecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Sarrebourg (Saarburg is a town in Lorraine, France. It lies in the département Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a Sous-préfecture of the
History
After the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, the northeastern part of the Meurthe département was annexed to the German Empire by the Treaty of Frankfurt. The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification The Treaty of Frankfurt (Le traité de Francfort Friede von Frankfurt was a Peace treaty signed in Frankfurt on May 10, 1871, at the end of On May 18, 1871, about one-third of the Meurthe département, corresponding approximately to the arrondissements of Château-Salins and Sarrebourg in the northeast of the département, were detached from Meurthe and annexed to Germany, becoming part of the Reichsland of Elsaß-Lothringen. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen generally Elsass - Lothringen) was a territorial entity created by the German Empire in 1871
The remaining two-third of Meurthe were merged with the one-fifth of the Moselle département (arrondissement of Briey, in the extreme west of Moselle, to the northwest of Meurthe) which had escaped German annexation, and on September 7, 1871 the merger gave birth to the new Meurthe-et-Moselle département (area: 5,246 km², compared to 6,070 km² for the former Meurthe), with its préfecture at Nancy. Moselle is a ''département'' in the east of France named after the Moselle River. Briey is a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departement, in France, located above and in a steep section of the valley of the little, some Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers
In 1919, with the French victory in the First World War, Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France by Germany at the Treaty of Versailles. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. However, it was not decided to recreate the old départements of Meurthe and Moselle by reverting to the old département borders of before 1871. Instead, Meurthe-et-Moselle was left untouched, and the one-third of Meurthe and four-fifth of Moselle that had been annexed by Germany in 1871 were merged to create the new département of Moselle, whose name is the same as the old département of Moselle, but whose borders are quite different.
Population
At the 1866 French census, the Meurthe département had a population of 428,387 inhabitants. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1872, after the annexation and merger, the new Meurthe-et-Moselle département had a population of 365,137 inhabitants. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
At the 1999 French census, if Meurthe still existed it would have had a population of 647,307 inhabitants. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) On the other hand, in 1999 Meurthe-et-Moselle had a population of 713,779 inhabitants (the industrial area of Briey and Longwy merged in 1871 is more populated than the rural areas of Château-Salins and Sarrebourg lost in 1871). Longwy (lɔ̃wi in French Langich is a Town and commune located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in northeastern France
See also
The Meurthe is a River in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic