Réchicourt-le-Château
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Réchicourt-le-Château (French: [ʁeʃikuʁ lə ʃɑto]; German: Rixingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins.[3]
Réchicourt-le-Château
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Lock in the Marne–Rhine Canal | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Réchicourt-le-Château | |
  Réchicourt-le-Château Location within France  Réchicourt-le-Château Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′56″N 6°50′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Ermann[1] |
Area 1 | 24.14 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 550 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57564 /57810 |
| Elevation | 242–333 m (794–1,093 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Prior to French Revolution, it was an Imperial County, part of the Holy Roman Empire, which was ruled by the Counts of Ahlefeldt (1669-1751), and later by the Dukes of Richelieu. Only after 1789 it became part of (then) Kingdom of France.
La Grande Ecluse de Réchicourt
A narrow stretch of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin from locks 6 to 1 on the western side of the summit pound which caused delays to barge traffic led to the decision to build a new lock to replace them. The lock, built alongside lock 2 and taking its number, has a rise/drop of around 15 metres and is the deepest lock on the Freycinet network. It was opened in 1965. Locks 3 to 6 are totally abandoned but lock 1 is still traversed, minus the gates. Because of this, boats heading eastwards pass from lock 7 to lock 2 and then onto the summit pound.
