Hambach (
Lorraine Franconian: ''Hombach'') is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
and
commune in the
Moselle department in
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 It superseded three former administr ...
in north-eastern
France
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. It belongs to the historic region of
Lorraine and is close to
Sarreguemines and the
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
border.
The major manufacturing plant of British company
Ineos Automotive
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, who are building the
Grenadier 4x4 is located in Hambach.
Population
History
Because of its historically disputed location in
Lorraine, Hambach switched several times between
Germany
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and
France
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.
* 1200 - 1766:
Kingdom of Germany
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as part of
Holy Roman Empire
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From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...
* 1766 - 1871:
France
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* 1871 - 1918:
German Empire
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* 1918 - 1940:
France
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* 1940 - 1944:
Nazi Germany
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* since 1945:
France
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See also
*
Communes of the Moselle department
References
Communes of Moselle (department)
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