Bourdonnay (; german: Bortenach) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Moselle department in
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
in northeastern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is part of the
Lorraine Regional Natural Park
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorraine'') is a protected area of pastoral countryside in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, in the historic region of Lorraine. The park covers a total area of . The ...
.
The Canal des Salines rises in the municipality and flows into the
Seille, on the border with
Marsal and
Moyenvic, after passing through eight municipalities.
Toponymy
Previous Names:
[Siedlungsnamen zwischen Spätantike und frühem Mittelalter - Monika Buchmüller-Pfaff] ''Bordoneis'' (1175), ''Portenach'' (14th century), ''Bortnach'' (1455-1469), ''Bortnachen'' (1460), ''Borthenachen'' (1461).
History
This former seigneury of the Counts of Réchicourt depended on the
Bishopric of Metz. The village was completely destroyed during the
Thirty Years' War
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and was not rebuilt until the beginning of the 18th century.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional de Lorraine'') is a protected area of pastoral countryside in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, in the historic region of Lorraine. The park covers a total area of . The ...]
References
External links
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Communes of Moselle (department)
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