Château-Salins (; , from 1941 to 1944 ''Salzburgen'') is a
commune in the
Moselle
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department in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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. Until 2015, Château-Salins was a
subprefecture
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Albania
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of the Moselle department.
[Décret n° 2014-1721 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Boulay-Moselle, de Château-Salins, de Thionville-Ouest et de Metz-Campagne (département de la Moselle)]
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History
The town is relatively recent. The territory on which the castle, and later the town, was built was part of the domains of the bishopric of Metz.
Legend has it that pilgrims on their way to Saint-Nicolas-de-Port discovered a salt spring. Around 1340, the regent Elisabeth of Austria, widow of Duke Ferry IV, had a castle built to protect the exploitation of this spring. To control the ducal building, Bishop Adhémar de Monteil also had a fortress built, which he named Beaurepaire, at some distance from there.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
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References
External links
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Communes of Moselle (department)
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