Henridorff | |
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_mairie.jpg.webp) The town hall in Henridorff | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Henridorff | |
  Henridorff  Henridorff | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′03″N 7°12′40″E / 48.7342°N 7.2111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Phalsbourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Kalch[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi) |
| Population | 707 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57315 /57820 |
| Elevation | 215–367 m (705–1,204 ft) (avg. 366 m or 1,201 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Henridorff (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁidɔʁf]; German: Heinrichsdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village is located 3 km south of the national road 4, north of the valley of the Zorn. The pass of Henridorff, the "Steig", with a slope of 6% connects the valley to the village.
It is a village surrounded by beautiful forests of broad-leaved trees (mainly beech) and conifers.
The geological base is formed of Vosges sandstone or red sandstone. Also numerous quarries from which sandstone was extracted are located near the village.
History
In 1614, Duke Henry II of Lorraine had the Schwangen woods cleared to build the village of Henridorff for the Catholics expelled from the territory of the Prince Palatine.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
Media related to Henridorff at Wikimedia Commons
