Troisfontaines

Troisfontaines

*Dreibrunnen* (German)
Troisfontaines Dreibrunnen (German)
Commune
	The town hall in Troisfontaines
	Coat of arms
	Location of Troisfontaines
	Troisfontaines Troisfontaines
	Coordinates: 48°40′13″N 7°07′04″E / 48.6703°N 7.1178°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Hornsperger
Area 1	12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,250
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57680 /57870
Elevation	275–446 m (902–1,463 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Troisfontaines (French pronunciation: [tʁwɑfɔ̃tɛn]; ‹See Tfd›German: Dreibrunnen) is a commune located in the department of Moselle, France.

Geography

The commune is composed of three villages: Troisfontaines, Biberkirch and Vallérysthal.

The municipality is located in the Rhine watershed within the Rhine-Meuse basin. It is drained by the Bièvre, the Krappenthal stream and the Schindelthal stream.

The old railroad line of the municipality has been converted into a bicycle path.

History

The territory of the commune was inhabited in prehistoric times and in Gallo-Roman times.

A glass factory, founded in 1699, was the origin of the creation of Troisfontaines.

The village was completely destroyed during the Thirty Years War and then repopulated in the 17th and 18th centuries by financial incentive (tax exemption for those who rebuilt a ruined house). Troisfontaines being at that time German-speaking, the efforts of repopulation focused on attracting German-speaking populations, such as Swiss, Bavarians, and Tyroleans.

A new, larger glass factory was established in 1707. In 1892, the community was connected to the railroad network.

The church only dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Previously Troisfontaines, as well as Hartzviller, were part of the parish of Biberkirch where the church was located.

On 30 December 1967 the commune of Troisfontaines merged with that of Biberkirch.

On 26 December 1999 Troisfontaines was hit by a storm that ravaged a large part of the forests, especially the one near Vallérysthal.

The village

The village has three fountains as its name implies: a monument is dedicated on the site of the Hoffe (founded in 2005-2006).

Economics

SCHOTT VTF glassworks
distillerie-du-castor
glaziery
Vallérysthal crystal maker
distillery
many shops
bank
business complex (nursery, medical offices, post office, ATM, daycare center)

Administration

List of mayors
Start	Finish	Name
1850	1855	Laurent Gérard
1855	1860	Eugène Chrétien
1860	1865	Joseph Diedat
1865	1871	Adrien Thouvenin
1871	1872	Guillaume Aril
1872	1873	Jacques Baumgarten
1873		Jean-Baptiste Feltz
	1884	Baltasard Marbre
1884	1891	Auguste Stengel
1891	1896	Paul Warsow
1896	1905	Joseph Kuchly
1905	1914	Dominique Helwig
1914	1918	Jules Alt
1918	1927	Edouard Bolle
1927	1929	Edmond Hanus
1929	1938	Pierre Stenger
1938	1945	Jean-Baptiste Litscher
1945	1965	Charles Meyer
1965	1983	Maurice Jarrige
1983	1989	Jean Kieffer
1989	2008	Jean Litscher
2008	2014	Michel Kuchly
2014	2026	Sébastien Hornsperger

Places and monuments

Prehistoric stone tombs
Gallo-Roman remains: fragments of stelae, bas-relief of Mercury, statue of an equestrian god
Old mill of the Cross
Vallérysthal crystal maker