15 Facts About Lorraine

Lorraine is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est.

Lorraine later was ruled as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766.

From 1982 until January 2016, Lorraine was an administrative region of France.

The largest metropolitan area of Lorraine is Nancy, which had developed for centuries as the seat of the duchy.

The location of Lorraine led to it being a paramount strategic asset as the crossroads of four nations.

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In 870, Lorraine allied with East Francia while remaining an autonomous duchy.

In 962, when Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, restored the Empire, Lorraine was designated as the autonomous Duchy of Lorraine within the Holy Roman Empire.

Vacuum in leadership, the French Revolution, and the political results and changes issuing from the many nationalistic wars that followed in the next 130 years, ultimately resulted in Lorraine becoming a permanent part of the modern Republic of France.

Lorraine remained under martial law, close to the Western Front in northeastern France, and suffering from refugee crises for the rest of the war.

Administrative region of Lorraine is larger than the 18th century duchy of Lorraine, which gradually came under French sovereignty between 1737 and 1766.

Lorraine is the only French region to have borders with three other countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany .

Lorraine Franconian is distinct from neighbouring Alsatian, to the south, although the two are often confused.

Technically, Lorraine Franconian is a catch-all term for what were historically three dialects: Luxemburgish, Mosel Franconian, and Rhine Franconian.

Traditional cheeses of Lorraine include the following: Carre de l'Est, Brouere, Munster-gerome, Tourree de l'Aubier.

In 1997 the last iron ore mine in Lorraine was closed; it had once produced more than 50 million tonnes of iron.