Gravelotte

For other uses, see Gravelotte (disambiguation).

Gravelotte
Coat of arms of Gravelotte Coat of arms
Gravelotte
Location within Lorraine region Gravelotte
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz-Campagne
Canton	Ars-sur-Moselle
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Metz Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Torloting
Area1	5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	687
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Urban	429,588
INSEE/Postal code	57256 / 57130
Elevation	221–325 m (725–1,066 ft)
Website	www.gravelotte.org
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gravelotte is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France, with a population of 652 by 1999.

From 1871 until the end of World War I in 1918, it was the westernmost city of Germany.

History

Gravelotte is located between Metz and the former French-German frontier, as it was between 1870 and 1918. It was famous as the scene of the battle of 18 August 1870 between the Germans under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine.

The battlefield extends from the woods which border, the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint-Privat, Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine

External links

• pictures of 1870 war monuments

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: