Longwy




For the commune in the Jura department, see Longwy-sur-le-Doubs.

Commune in Grand Est, France







































































Longwy
Commune

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Coat of arms of Longwy
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Location of Longwy







Longwy is located in France

Longwy

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Longwy is located in Grand Est

Longwy

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Coordinates: 49°31′12″N 5°45′38″E / 49.52°N 5.7606°E / 49.52; 5.7606Coordinates: 49°31′12″N 5°45′38″E / 49.52°N 5.7606°E / 49.52; 5.7606
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Briey
Canton Longwy
Intercommunality Longwy
Government

 • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
(2008–2014)
Édouard Jacque (PR)
Area
1

 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population
(1999)2

 14,521
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

54323 /54400
Elevation 250–396 m (820–1,299 ft)
(avg. 254 m or 833 ft)
Website mairie-longwy.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Longwy (French pronunciation: ​[lɔ̃wi]; German: Langich, Luxembourgish: Longkech) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.


The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.




Contents






  • 1 Economy


  • 2 History


  • 3 Miscellaneous


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Economy


Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic faience, produced there since 1798, and carried on today by the Société des faïenceries de Longwy et Senelle, often in cooperation with artists and ceramists. Overglaze enamel decoration, often in a manner similar to cloisonné, has been produced in Longwy ceramics since 1872,[1] initially under the direction of Amadeo de Carenza; these decors reached a peak in the Art Deco style, retailed by the Parisian department store Printemps.[2]



History


Longwy initially belonged to Lotharingia. After the division of that kingdom, the town became part of Upper Lorraine and ultimately the Duchy of Bar. Longwy was ceded to Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg in 1368, but was returned to Bar in 1378. The Duchy of Bar was then annexed into the Duchy of Lorraine in 1480.


From 1648 to 1660 Longwy was part of the Kingdom of France, returning to the Duchy of Lorraine afterwards. It was made part of France again in 1670, a situation which was finalized in the Treaties of Nijmegen in 1678. Vauban fortified the town during the reign of Louis XIV, having demolished the medieval Château de Longwy, of which one tower remains.


After the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, almost all of the Moselle department, along with Alsace and portions of the Meurthe and Vosges departments, was ceded to the German Empire by the Treaty of Frankfurt on the ground that the population in those areas spoke German dialects. Only one-fifth of Moselle, including Longwy, was spared annexation. Otto von Bismarck later bitterly regretted his decision when it was discovered that the region of Briey and Longwy was rich with iron ore, exploited by the Aciéries de Longwy among other members of the cartel Comptoir Métallurgique de Longwy.



Miscellaneous


The French puppeteer François Dominique Séraphin (1747–1800) was born in Longwy as well as the Luxembourgish painter Jean-Baptiste Fresez (1800–1867) and Holy Roman Empire Field Marshal Count Claude Florimond de Mercy (1666–1734.)
In 2008, the ville neuve ("New Town"), was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.


European route E411 passes through Longwy.



References




  1. ^ Emaux de Longwy,


  2. ^ Historique: émaux et faïences



External links




  • Media related to Longwy at Wikimedia Commons


  • Town council website (in French)













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