Kœnigsmacker
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Kœnigsmacker is a commune
in the Moselle
department in Lorraine
in north-eastern France
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Kœnigsmacker was the birthplace of Father Jean-Vincent Scheil
(1858–1940), a French Dominican
scholar and Assyriologist, who was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi
in Persia. The area was the scene of fighting during World War II
when the U.S. 90th Infantry Division assaulted the nearby Fort de Koenigsmacker
, one of the German Moselstellung fortresses.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Kœnigsmacker was the birthplace of Father Jean-Vincent Scheil
Jean-Vincent Scheil
Father Jean-Vincent Scheil was a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist. He was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia...
(1858–1940), a French Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
scholar and Assyriologist, who was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code, dating to ca. 1780 BC . It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the code, and partial copies exist on a human-sized stone stele and various clay...
in Persia. The area was the scene of fighting during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
when the U.S. 90th Infantry Division assaulted the nearby Fort de Koenigsmacker
Fort de Koenigsmacker
The Fort de Koenigsmacker is a fortification located to the northeast of Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of the same name in the early 20th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War...
, one of the German Moselstellung fortresses.