Doncourt-lès-Longuyon explained

Doncourt-lès-Longuyon
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Doncourt-lès-Longuyon 54.svg
Arrondissement:Briey
Canton:Mont-Saint-Martin
Insee:54172
Postal Code:54620
Mayor:Didier Georges[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais
Coordinates:49.44°N 5.7128°W
Elevation M:300
Elevation Min M:265
Elevation Max M:366
Area Km2:5.62

Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (in French pronounced as /dɔ̃kuʁ lɛ lɔ̃ɡɥijɔ̃/, literally Doncourt near Longuyon) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

History

During World War I the forest of Doncourt became a training ground for the German Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr) commanded by Willy Rohr. The German Emperor Wilhelm II visited Rohr and his battalion on 14 August 1916.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.