Metz
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| Municipalité de Metz | |||
The Saint-Stephen Cathedral, view of the northern façade
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| Nickname(s): The Maid (15th century); The Unviolated (15th century); The Green City (20th century) | |||
 Metz
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| Coordinates: 49°07′13″N 6°10′40″E / 49.12028°N 6.17778°ECoordinates: 49°07′13″N 6°10′40″E / 49.12028°N 6.17778°E | |||
| Country |
 France
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| Region | Great East | ||
| Department | Moselle | ||
| Arrondissement | Metz | ||
| Agglomeration community | Metz Metropole | ||
| Founded | 5th century BC | ||
| Prefecture | Moselle | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | Dominique Gros (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Commune | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 256 m (840 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Commune | 119,551 | ||
| • Density | 2,851/km2 (7,380/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 389,851 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Messin | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ZIP codes | 57000 | ||
| Dialing code | +33 (0)3 | ||
| Website | Metz Ville; Metz Metropole | ||
Metz (French pronunciation: [mɛs]; German pronunciation: [mɛt͡s]) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Great East region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion.
Metz has a rich 3,000-year-history, having variously been a Celtic oppidum, an important Gallo-Roman city, the Merovingian capital of the Austrasia kingdom, the birthplace of the Carolingian dynasty, a cradle of the Gregorian chant, and one of the oldest republics in Europe. The city has been steeped in Romance culture, but has been strongly influenced by Germanic culture due to its location and history.
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