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Petite-Rosselle

Western Europe

Petite-Rosselle is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region in northeastern France. It is separated from the neighboring German town of Grossrosseln to its west by the small Rossel River, which forms the border between the two countries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
6171 1
Area (sq km)
5.05 1
Founding Year
1290 2
Founding Year
1290 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
190 1
Latitude
49.211667 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.8575 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Petite-Rosselle (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 6,171 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 49.211667, longitude 6.8575
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 190 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 5.05 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 6171 (2023)
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2. Wikipedia (French): Petite-Rosselle
Wikipedia (French)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1290
    En effet, la ville de Rosselle est fondée en 1290 , plus précisément le 26 mai 1290 , date à laquelle est faite la première mention de Petite-Rosselle.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1290
    En effet, la ville de Rosselle est fondée en 1290 , plus précisément le 26 mai 1290 , date à laquelle est faite la première mention de Petite-Rosselle.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1290
    En effet, la ville de Rosselle est fondée en 1290 , plus précisément le 26 mai 1290 , date à laquelle est faite la première mention de Petite-Rosselle.
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Petite-Rosselle (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Petite-Rosselle (French pronunciation: [pətit ʁɔsɛl], lit. 'Little Rosselle', in contrast to "Big Rosselle"; German: Kleinrosseln; Palatine German: Klänrossle) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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