Lorraine

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Lorraine is a historical and cultural region in northeastern France known for its strategic location bordering Luxembourg, Germany, and Belgium, and for its mixed French-German heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
borders Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg
containsCity Metz
Nancy
Thionville
Épinal
country France
formerAdministrativeRegionOf France
frontierRegionOf Franco-German border
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Roman Catholicism
hasDepartment Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meuse
Moselle
Vosges
linked to: Vosges Mountains
hasHeritage French
German
hasMinorityLanguage Alsatian (in border areas)
Lorraine Franconian
linked to: Rhenish Franconian

Luxembourgish
hasRiver Meurthe
linked to: Meurthe River

Moselle
linked to: Moselle River
hasSymbol coat of arms with three alérions
historicalCapital Metz
Nancy
historicalEvent Franco-Prussian War territorial changes
World War I battles
World War II campaigns
linked to: World War II
historicalStatus Duchy of Lorraine
knownFor Mirabelle plums
Quiche Lorraine
industrial history
iron and steel industry
mixed French-German heritage
strategic location
languageTradition French
German
Lorrain Romance
Lorraine Franconian
linked to: Rhenish Franconian
locatedIn northeastern France
partOf Grand Est
historic Holy Roman Empire (partially, in earlier periods)
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
partOfRegion Alsace-Lorraine
wasAnnexedBy German Empire
wasAnnexedIn 1871
wasReturnedIn 1918
wasReturnedTo France

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Eastern France containsRegion Lorraine
subject linked to: eastern France
Cross of Lorraine symbolOf Lorraine region
linked to: Lorraine
Cross of Lorraine associatedWith region of Lorraine
linked to: Lorraine
Operation Nordwind location Lorraine
Battle of Verdun location Lorraine
Grand Est formedByMergerOf Lorraine
Rhenish Franconian spokenIn Lorraine
Lorraine Gary givenName Lorraine
Liberation of France location Lorraine
Franco-Prussian War location Lorraine
House of Guise seatOrDomain Lorraine
Gare de l'Est servesRegion Lorraine
Duchy of Lorraine followedBy Province of Lorraine
linked to: Lorraine
Duchy of Lorraine namedAfter Lorraine
Duchy of Lorraine partOf Upper Lorraine
linked to: Lorraine
Thionville region Lorraine (historical)
linked to: Lorraine
Upper German spokenIn Lorraine
Lorraine campaign location Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine hasPart Lorraine
Longwy historicalRegion Lorraine
Longwy partOf French industrial basin of Lorraine
linked to: Lorraine
Nancy historicRegion Lorraine
Vosges Mountains locatedIn Lorraine
Raymond Poincaré birthPlace Lorraine
Bitche historicalRegion Lorraine
Bitche historicalRegion Lorraine
subject linked to: town of Bitche
Moselle regionBefore2016 Lorraine
Meuse historicalRegion Lorraine
Metz formerRegion Lorraine
Metz historicalRegion Lorraine
double-barred cross symbolOf Lorraine region
linked to: Lorraine
Claude Lorrain placeOfBirth Lorraine
Claude Lorrain regionOfOrigin Lorraine