Meurthe-et-Moselle (France)
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Name (Hebrew)
מרת ומוזל (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Meurthe-et-Moselle (France)
Other forms of name
nnaa Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (Dept.)
Coordinates
6.166666666 6.166666666 48.66666667 48.66666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
France
Associated Language
fre
See Also From tracing place name
Meurthe (France)
Moselle (France)
Biographical or Historical Data
Formed 1871 from parts of the old depts. of Meurthe and Moselle which were retained by France after the cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany
Wikipedia description:
Meurthe-et-Moselle (French pronunciation: [mœʁt e mɔzɛl] ) is a département in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, Moselle and Bas-Rhin and it borders the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the country of Luxembourg by the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette to the north. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.
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