Stiring-Wendel
Sign in to saveStiring-Wendel (; Lorraine Franconian: Stiringe; German Stieringen-Wendel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, wedged between Forbach, Schœneck, Spicheren and Saarbrücken.
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Place details
- Locality
- Stiring-Wendel
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,085
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Stiring-Wendel
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise saint françois Stiring-Wendel.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Église Saint-François
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Stiring-Wendel 57.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- French commune.canton
- Stiring-Wendel
- French commune.INSEE
- 57660
- French commune.postal code
- 57350
- French commune.mayor
- Yves Ludwig
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Forbach Porte de France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Stiring-Wendel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Forbach
- Population
- +10956
- Area
- +3.6
- Elevation
- +230
- Shares border with
- Saarbrücken
- Official website
- www.stiring-wendel.fr
- Image
- Eglise saint françois Stiring-Wendel.jpg
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- Notable people from Stiring-Wendel
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Stiring-Wendel (; Lorraine Franconian: Stiringe; German Stieringen-Wendel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, wedged between Forbach, Schœneck, Spicheren and Saarbrücken.
==History== Charles de Wendel undertook construction of the very modern Stiring factory in 1846, mainly to manufacture railway rails. A coal extraction shaft was sunk near the factory buildings, and during the Second French Empire the Compagnie de Stiring sold coal to the Wendel company at generally favorable prices. In 1865 the Wendel metallurgical factories were taking of the output from the Compagnie de Stiring, paying below market prices.