In the early
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, the Rizzigau (Latin ''Recensis pagus, pagus Rizogohensis, pagus Rizzigowi'') was a territory (Latin ''
pagus
In ancient Rome, the Latin word (plural ) was an administrative term designating a rural subdivision of a tribal territory, which included individual farms, villages (), and strongholds () serving as refuges, as well as an early medieval geogra ...
'', German ''
gau'') in the
Ardennes Forest
The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...
in what is today the
Moselle department of France and
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It corresponds to the ancient Roman ''
vicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (plural ) designated a village within a rural area () or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement. During the Republican era, the four of the city of Rome were subdivided into . In the 1st century BC, Augustus ...
'' of Ricciacum, which has been variously identified with sites near
Dalheim
Dalheim ( lb, Duelem) is a commune and town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
, the town of Dalheim, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,2 ...
,
Ritzing or
Roussy
Roussy-le-Village (; german: Rüttgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of Fran ...
. In the tenth century, the Rizzigau was the lower part of the county of
Waldefinga along the river
Moselle, including such towns as
Thionville
Thionville (; ; german: Diedenhofen ) is a city in the northeastern French department of Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.
History
Thionville was settled as early as the time of th ...
,
Remich
Remich ( lb, Réimech ) is a commune with town status in south-eastern Luxembourg with a population of 3,645 inhabitants . It is the capital of the canton of Remich. Remich lies on the left bank of the river Moselle, which forms part of the borde ...
and
Évrange
Évrange (; german: Ewringen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Transportation
Évrange is served by the N53 Route nationale.
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list o ...
. It is described as the "country of Ricciacum in the county
r countryof Waldefinga" (''Recensis pagus in comitatus Waldelefinganno'' or ''Rezcensis pagus in pago Waldefinga'').
Sources
*Bouteiller, Ernest de
''Dictionnaire topographique de l'ancien département de la Moselle comprenant les noms de lieu anciens et modernes''.Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1874. (cf. p. 210)
Francia
Moselle (department)
Medieval archaeological sites