Hommarting Explained

Hommarting
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Hommarting (Moselle).svg
Arrondissement:Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton:Sarrebourg
Insee:57333
Postal Code:57405
Mayor:Jean-Louis Nisse[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Coordinates:48.7392°N 7.1458°W
Elevation M:240
Elevation Min M:257
Elevation Max M:336
Area Km2:10.19

Hommarting (in French pronounced as /ɔmaʁtɛ̃/;) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the pays de Sarrebourg.

It is located in the Rhine watershed within the Rhine-Meuse basin. It is drained by the Eichmatte stream, the Muellermatte stream, the Bubenbach stream and the Steiglenbach.[2]

Toponymy

Former names:[3] Humertingen (XVe siècle), Hummertingen (1490), Humertingen and Hommertingen (1525), Humerting (1556), Humerding (1675), Homertingen or Omertingen (1719), Homarting (1756), Hommartin (1793), Hommartingen (1871–1918), Humbertingen (1940–1944).

History

Hommarting was a former possession of the Weissembourg and Marmoutier abbeys, as well as of the Bishopric of Metz. It was also held in fief by numerous lords (Lutzelbourg, Lening-Réchicourt).

In 1661, with the treaty of Vincennes between the duke of Lorraine and Louis XIV, the commune became French.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Réseau hydrographique de Hommarting . Géoportail . French.
  3. Book: Lepage, Henri . Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe . Société d'archéologie de Lorraine . Impression Impériale . Paris . French.