Réding (; ) is a

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in the Moselle department in

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in north-eastern

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Geography

Réding is located in the south of the Moselle department, near

Sarrebourg Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older la, Pons Saravi) is a commune of northeastern France. In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains. Geography Sarrebourg is ...

. The commune is crossed by the RN4 and close to the A4 highway. The Réding station is an important junction station. Located on the line from

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to Strasbourg, it is the starting point of the line from Réding to Metz-Ville and the line from Réding to

Diemeringen Diemeringen () is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department References

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which connects the

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to the classic train lines. Réding is served by the bus line n° 1 of the iSibus network.

Hydrography

The municipality is located in the

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watershed within the Rhine-

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basin. It is drained by the Bièvre, the Eichmatte stream, the Otterbach stream, the Bubenbach stream and the Steiglenbach. The quality of the water of the commune river system, in particular the Bievre, can be consulted on a dedicated site managed by the ''agences de l'eau'' and the ''Office Français de la Biodiversité''.

History

The first appearance of the name Réding (Rodinga) dates from 789, in the description of the Wissembourg abbey. On June 26,

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, the chapel of Grand Eich was consecrated to St. Ulrich. In 1361, there is mention in the archpriesthood of Sarrebourg of a main town called Réding and an annex called Eich. Réding suffered the full force of the

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. In

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, of the 76 families existing at that time, there will remain only 15 inhabitants. In 1661, with the treaty of Vincennes between the

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and

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, Sarrebourg and

Phalsbourg Phalsbourg (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Phalsburch'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, with a population of about 5,000. It lies high on the west slopes of the Vosges, northwest of Strasbourg by rail. ...

(with Réding) are taken away from

Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...

to be attached to the Three Bishoprics (Metz,

Toul Toul () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Climate Toul ...

and

Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

). It is then at this time that the commune became French. Between

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and

1800 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 18), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 12 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 16 ...

, Réding absorbed the communes of Eich and Petit Eich. In accordance with the Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871, Réding was annexed to the German Empire like Alsace-Lorraine as a whole.

Population

Sport

Réding has several sport clubs. The town's football club is the A.S. Réding. It was founded in 1936. It has several teams of different levels, including the fanion team which plays at the Régional 3 level. The tennis club of Réding, which was founded in 1977, was created by Jean Bourst. The petanque club of the town was founded in 2002, on the initiative of Guy Pronnier. It is currently chaired by Jean-Paul Frank. From time to time, the association organises competitions and sporting events.

Cultural events and festivities

The traditional kirb festival has been celebrated in the municipality in October for many decades. In 2016, this celebration was expanded with the addition of the "''Reding en fête''" event. Events of the

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are sometimes associated with it.