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Troisfontaines (French pronunciation: ​[tʁwɑfɔ̃tɛn]; German: Dreibrunnen) is a commune located in the department of Moselle, France.

Troisfontaines Dreibrunnen  (German)
Commune
The town hall in Troisfontaines
Coat of arms
Location of Troisfontaines
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Coordinates: 48°40′13″N 7°07′04″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Hornsperger
Area 1	12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,256
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57680 /57870
Elevation	275–446 m (902–1,463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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History

• Inhabited in prehistoric times and the Gallo-Roman period.
• A glassworks of 1699 was the origin of the town.
• Village completely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.
• Vallérysthal, an important new glassworks founded in 1707.
• The church dates only from the early 20th century. Previously, Troisfontaines along with Hartzviller were part of the parish of Biberkirch where the church stood.
• 1999, Troisfontaines is hit by a storm. It destroyed a large part of the forests, especially the one on the edge of Vallérysthal.
• 2007, 80% of Troisfontaines is covered by DTT.

The village

The village has three fountains as its name implies: a monument is dedicated on the site of the Hoffe (founded in 2005-2006).

Economics

• SCHOTT VTF glassworks;
• distillerie-du-castor;
• glaziery;
• Vallérysthal crystal maker;
• distillery;
• many shops;
• bank
• business complex (nursery, medical offices, post office, ATM, daycare center);
• another multiservice projected for 2008: hairstylist, Esthetics, bakery, tea room ...;

Administration

Liste des maires successifs

Start	Finish	Name
1850	1855	Laurent Gérard
1855	1860	Eugène Chrétien
1860	1865	Joseph Diedat
1865	1871	Adrien Thouvenin
1871	1872	Guillaume Aril
1872	1873	Jacques Baumgarten
1873		Jean-Baptiste Feltz
	1884	Baltasard Marbre
1884	1891	Auguste Stengel
1891	1896	Paul Warsow
1896	1905	Joseph Kuchly
1905	1914	Dominique Helwig
1914	1918	Jules Alt
1918	1927	Edouard Bolle
1927	1929	Edmond Hanus
1929	1938	Pierre Stenger
1938	1945	Jean-Baptiste Litscher
1945	1965	Charles Meyer
1965	1983	Maurice Jarrige
1983	1989	Jean Kieffer
1989	2008	Jean Litscher
2008	2014	Michel Kuchly
2014	2026	Sébastien Hornsperger

Places and Monuments

• Prehistoric stone tombs.
• Gallo-Roman remains: fragments of stelae, bas-relief of Mercury, statue of an equestrian god.
• Old mill of the Cross.
• Vallérysthal crystal maker

Religious buildings

• Church of Saint-Nicolas de Biberkirch 1719 and 1836: altars and organ                   
• Neo-Gothic church of Troisfontaines 1914.
• Chapel of St. Augustine of Vallerysthal.

Hobbies

• Recreation area at the Vallérysthal pond: fishing, bowling, barbecue, picnic area, promenade);
• bike path approx. 12 km connecting to Troisfontaines à Sarrebourg;
• STRV, Trial Club Valley of the Bievre, a round of the World Championship trials is held in Troisfontaines.

References

External links

• Website of the Commune of Troisfontaines

На других языках

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[es] Troisfontaines

Troisfontaines es una comuna y población de Francia, en la región de Lorena, departamento de Mosela, en el distrito y cantón de Sarrebourg. El pueblo cuenta con tres fuentes, como su nombre lo indica: un monumento dedicado en el sitio de la Hoffe.

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