Rodemack
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Rodemack (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdmak]; German: Rodemachern [ˈʁoːdəmaxɐn]; Lorraine Franconian/Luxembourgish: Roudemaacher [ˈʀəʊ̯dəmaːχɐ] ⓘ, Ruedemaacher) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Rodemack | |
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The church and surroundings in Rodemack | |
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 Location of Rodemack | |
  Rodemack Location within France  Rodemack Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 6°14′13″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | CC de Cattenom et Environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Kormann[1] |
Area 1 | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,277 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (332/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57588 /57570 |
| Elevation | 154–242 m (505–794 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Localities of the commune: Esing, Faulbach, Semming.
Personalities related to the municipality
- Jean-Marie Pelt (1933-2015), French botanist-ecologist, founder of the European Institute of Ecology (Metz).
- The barons of Rodemack, lineage of the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, which has its roots in Rodemack.
- Pierre Hemmer (1950-2013), one of the Internet pioneers in Switzerland.
- Princess Cecilia of Sweden
