Yutz (; german: Jeutz;
Lorraine Franconian
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: ''Jäiz'') is a
commune in the
Moselle
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department
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Government and military
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in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern France, close to the borders with both
Luxembourg
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and Germany. It was created in 1971 by merging the former communes of ''Basse-Yutz'' and ''Haute-Yutz''.
''Macquenom'' is also a part of the commune since 1810.
The town is located by the river
Moselle
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where it borders with the city of
Thionville. The famous
Basse Yutz Flagons
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, considered by many to be the apogee of Celtic art, were found in the area. They now form part of the
British Museum
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's collection.
[British Museum Collection]
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The inhabitants are called ''Yussois''.
Population
People born in the town
* François Zimmer (1860 – ap. 1918), Lorraine political man, member of the Landtag of Alsace-Lorraine from 1911 to 1918, was born in Basse-Yutz July 8, 1860.
* Annelise Reichmann (1902–2000), German painter, born in Basse-Yutz January 3, 1902.
* Elisabeth Grümmer (1911–1986), opera singer, born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
* Paul-Joseph Schmitt (1911–1987), Bishop of Metz from 1958 to 1987, was born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
* Wilhelm Emrich (1909–1998), German literary critic, professor at the Free University of Berlin
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, publisher, born in Basse-Yutz November 29, 1909.
* Rolland Ehrhardt (1941–2007), French former professional footballer from 1956 to 1975 born in Haute-Yutz February 22, 1941.
Personalities linked to the town
* Jean Mermoz, pilot based at the airfield Thionville – Basse-Yutz.
* Jean Rongoni, French footballer from 1954 to 1960, born in 1932 in Volmerange-les-Mines
Volmerange-les-Mines (; German: ''Wollmeringen''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Wuelmeréngen''/''Wollmeréng'') is a commune in the region of Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It lies on the international border with Luxembourg, ...
.
* Jean Vodaine, Franco-Slovenian worker-poet-writer-typographer and painter, winner of many international awards (1921–2006), born July 6, 1921 in Volče, Slovenia
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.
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
Website of the Town Hall
Website on the history of Yutz through its streets and shops
References
Communes of Moselle (department)
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