Gondrexange (; ) is a
commune in the
Moselle
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department in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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.
Geography
This municipality is located in the historic region of
Lorraine
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and is part of the ''
pays de
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older ) is a commune of northeastern France.
In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
Geography
Sarrebourg is located in the ...
''.
The Gondrexange stream has its source in the commune of
Réchicourt-le-Château and flows into the Saar at
Imling, after passing through seven communes.
Gondrexange is part of the
Lorraine Regional Natural Park.
Although the commune is crossed by the
Paris-Strasbourg railway line, its train station is nowadays closed.
Toponymy
Former names:
1240 : ''Gundersingen'', 1246: ''Guntersingen'', 1401–1402: ''Gunnedrakin'', ''Gunnedrekin'' et ''Gunedrekin'', 1460: ''Gondresenges'', ''Gunderchingen'' et ''Gundeschingen'', 1461: ''Gondressanges'', 1519: ''Gondrechingen'', 1751: ''Gunderichingen seu Gondrechanges'', 1793: ''Gondrexauge'', 1801: ''Gondrexange'', 1915–1918 et 1940–1944: ''Gunderchingen''.
See also
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Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France
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Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorraine'') is a protected area of pastoral countryside in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, in the historic region of Lorraine. The park covers a total area of . The ...
References
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Communes of Moselle (department)
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