Sarraltroff

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sarraltroff

(2020–2026) Francis Mathis^[1]Area

11.97 km² (4.62 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

786 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57629 /57400

Elevation235–326 m (771–1,070 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sarraltroff (French pronunciation: [saʁaltʁɔf]; German: Saaraltdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Sarraltroff is located near the border with the Bas-Rhin department.

The territory of the municipality borders on those of 6 municipalities : Gœrlingen, Hilbesheim, Sarrebourg, Dolving, Oberstinzel et Hellering-lès-Fénétrange.

History

At the time of the Duchy of Lorraine, the village was part of the seigneury of Sarreck. It belonged to a large, forgotten area named Westrich, which Albert Eiselé called "ghost country" because its name has been forgotten.^[3]

In 1225 Gertrude de Dabo died without an heir. The bishoprics of Metz and Strasbourg took back their fief and Sarreck then became the property of La Petite-Pierre and then the Lutzelbourgs.^[4]

The Thirty Years War did not spare Sarraltroff. It is probably the troops of Bernard of Saxe-Weimar who destroyed the village after the siege of Sarrebourg.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Eiselé, Albert (1988). Le Westrich, à la recherche d'un pays fantôme (in French). Sarrebourg: Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Lorraine.
^ Kugler, Bertrand. "Les Seigneurs de Sarreck". Sarraltroff 2400 ans déjà.
^ Kugler, Bertrand (2002). "La guerre de Trente Ans". Sarraltroff 2400 ans déjà.