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Spicheren
Sign in to saveSpicheren (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.
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Spicheren is a commune in France, situated within the Moselle department and the Grand Est region. It is located in the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the canton of Stiring-Wendel. The town shares borders with Alsting, Etzling, Forbach, and Stiring-Wendel. Its earliest written record dates to 1259.
The commune has an area of 8.11 square kilometers and an elevation of 357 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,283 residents (1,602 male and 1,622 female) and another citing 3,393. The postal code for the area is 57350. A significant historical event associated with the location is the Battle of Spicheren.
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- Locality
- Spicheren
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,393
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Spicheren
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Spicheren Ehrenmal 48er.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A war memorial in Spicheren
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Spicheren 57.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- French commune.canton
- Stiring-Wendel
- French commune.INSEE
- 57659
- French commune.postal code
- 57350
- French commune.mayor
- Claude Klein
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Forbach Porte de France
- French commune.elevation m
- 350
- French commune.elevation min m
- 220
- French commune.elevation max m
- 357
- French commune.area km2
- 8.11
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Spicheren
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Spicheren
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- Population
- 3218
- Area
- 8.11
- Elevation
- 299
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Stiring-Wendel
- Official website
- www.spicheren.com
- Image
- 20191013Spicheren1.jpg
- Significant event
- Battle of Spicheren
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- Commons category
- Spicheren
- postal code
- 57350
- associated electoral district
- canton of Stiring-Wendel
- male population
- 1602
- female population
- 1622
- P8168
- Black buffalo
- time of earliest written record
- 1259-00-00
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-87-85-31-01
- fax number
- +33-3-87-85-03-81
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Spicheren (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spicheren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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