Apach

Apach is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France, known as Apach in German and Opech in Luxembourgish. It lies 2 km from Sierck-les-Bains, 25 km from Thionville and 50 km from Metz, on the right bank of the river Moselle at the border with Germany and Luxembourg; the municipalities just across the border are Perl in Germany and Schengen in Luxembourg. It has a station on the Thionville to Trier railway, served by regional trains. Apach was the scene of a skirmish between the French and German armies during the Saar Offensive of 1939. A natural reserve for orchids is located along the limestone hillsides of the town, of which there are many.