commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
in northeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
Toponymy
Former names: ''Bedebur'' in 1316, ''Betteburn'' during the 15th century, Besporn and Bettbornn (1525), Bedweiler (XVIe siècle), Betboorn and Bethboren (17th century), Bettborn or Bettpert (1779).
History
Bettborn was a part of the seigneury of
Fénétrange
Fénétrange (; , Lorraine Franconian: ''Finschtinge'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Fénétrange is located near the border between the Moselle department and the Alsace bossue. The rive ...
-Schwanhals.
The village was destroyed during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...