Wittring

Wittring
Commune
The church in Wittring
The church in Wittring
Coat of arms of Wittring
Coat of arms
Location of Wittring
Wittring is located in France
Wittring
Wittring
Location within France
Wittring is located in Grand Est
Wittring
Wittring
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°03′19″N 7°08′48″E / 49.0553°N 7.1467°E / 49.0553; 7.1467
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonSarreguemines
IntercommunalityCA Sarreguemines Confluences
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Bernard Rohr
Area
1
8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Lowest elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2023)
736
 • Density91.0/km2 (236/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57748 /57905
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wittring (French pronunciation: [vitʁɛ̃]; Lorraine Franconian: Wittringe) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

World 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. ↑ Neufeld, Michael J (1995). The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemünde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era. New York: The Free Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-02-922895-1.
  5. ↑ Schmundt-Thomas, Georg (January 2026). "Bottleneck: the supply of liquid oxygen for the German V-2 rocket". Journal of Military History. 90 (1): 86–113.