Volstroff Explained

Volstroff
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Volstroff 57.svg
Arrondissement:Thionville
Canton:Metzervisse
Insee:57733
Postal Code:57940
Mayor:Jean-Michel Magard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Arc Mosellan
Coordinates:49.3119°N 6.26°W
Elevation Min M:165
Elevation Max M:238
Area Km2:12.22

Volstroff (in French pronounced as /vɔlstʁɔf/; German: Wolsdorf; Lorraine Franconian Wolschdrëf/Wolschtrof) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Etymology

The toponym Volstroff is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Volo. The suffix -stroff derives from Germanic -dorf, denoting village (see

).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Germanic elements in French Toponymy . Caljouw . William Robert . 1981 . 153 . . 10.14288/1.0094985 . 2021-01-12 .