Place:Lorraine, France

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NameLorraine
Alt namesLothringensource: Wikipedia
TypeRégion
Coordinates49.0°N 6.0°E
Located inFrance
Contained Places
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meuse
Moselle
Vosges
General region
Woëvre
Inhabited place
St Avold
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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LorraineCite error 3; Invalid call; invalid keys, e.g. too many or wrong key specified is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia, which in turn was named after either Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II. Lorraine later was ruled as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766.

From 1982 until January 2016, Lorraine was an administrative region of France. In 2016, under a reorganisation, it became part of the new region Grand Est. As a region in modern France, Lorraine consisted of the four departments Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges (from a historical point of view the Haute-Marne department is located in the region), containing 2,337 communes. Metz is the regional prefecture. The largest metropolitan area of Lorraine is Nancy, which had developed for centuries as the seat of the duchy.

Lorraine borders Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Its inhabitants are called Lorrains and Lorraines in French and number about 2,356,000.

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