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
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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 It superseded three former administra ...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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Toponymy
Brouderdorff means "the village of the brothers", because it was built by four brothers.
History
The village of Brouderdorff was created in 1616 by the Counts of LutzelbourgHenri Lepage, ''Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe'', 1862..
Between 1871 and 1918 Brouderdorff was annexed by the German Empire within the Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen. The village suffered war damage between 1914 and 1918.
Brouderdorff was again annexed by
Germany
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