metz

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Metz is a historic city in northeastern France known for its rich cultural heritage, Gothic Saint-Stephen Cathedral, and strategic location at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
annexationPeriod 1871–1918
1940–1944
country France
demonym Messin
Messine
linked to: Messina
foundedBy Celts
linked to: Celtic tribes
hasCulturalInstitution Centre Pompidou-Metz
Musée de la Cour d'Or
Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole
hasHeritageSite Metz Cathedral
hasLandmark Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains
Centre Pompidou-Metz
Esplanade de Metz
Fortifications of Metz
Gare de Metz-Ville
German Imperial Quarter of Metz
Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole
Place Saint-Louis
Place d'Armes
Porte des Allemands
Saint-Stephen Cathedral of Metz
linked to: Metz Cathedral

Temple Neuf
hasReligiousBuilding Saint-Stephen Cathedral of Metz
linked to: Metz Cathedral
hasRiver Moselle River
Seille River
hasTransportInfrastructure Gare de Metz-Ville
hasUniversity University of Lorraine (Metz campus)
historicalRegion Lorraine
isCapitalOf Moselle department
isPrefectureOf Moselle department
isSeatOf European Collectivity of Alsace-Moselle regional institutions
knownFor Gothic cathedral
rich cultural heritage
strategic military history
locatedAtConfluenceOf Moselle River
Seille River
locatedIn Grand Est
northeastern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Moselle department
notableBattle Battle of Metz (1944)
linked to: Battle of Metz
officialLanguage French
partOf Roman province of Gallia Belgica
postalCodeRange 57000
religionHistoricallyDominant Roman Catholicism
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
wasAnnexedAgainBy Nazi Germany
wasAnnexedBy German Empire
wasRomanCityNamed Divodurum Mediomatricorum

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