Wittring
Commune in Grand Est, France
Wittring (French pronunciation: [vitʁɛ̃]; Lorraine Franconian: Wittringe) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
01Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 874 | , |
| 1975 | 907 | +0.53% |
| 1982 | 844 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 840 | −0.06% |
| 1999 | 821 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 826 | +0.08% |
| 2012 | 818 | −0.19% |
| 2017 | 790 | −0.69% |
| 2023 | 736 | −1.17% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
02World War II V-2 facility
Following the August 1943 decision to move production of the German V-2 rocket underground, the biggest liquid oxygen factory with a planned total of 12 machines and a monthly capacity of 3600 tons was built in a tunnel system at Wittring, codenamed "Kalk" (chalk). At the time of the start of the rocket blitz in September 1944 five machines were operating. The site was captured by Allied troops in early December 1944.
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- Wittring Église Saint-Étienne.jpg by Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0
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