"Metz has a rich 3,000-year-history, having variously been a Celtic oppidum, an important Gallo-Roman city, the Merovingian capital of Austrasia, the birthplace of the Carolingian dynasty,[10] ...
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a cradle of the Gregorian chant,[11] and one of the oldest republics in Europe.[12] The city has been steeped in Romance culture, but has been strongly influenced by Germanic culture due to its location and history.[13]
Because of its historical, cultural, and architectural background, Metz has been submitted on France´s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.[14][15][16] The city features noteworthy buildings such as the Gothic Saint-Stephen Cathedral with its largest expanse of stained-glass windows in the world,[17][18] the Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains being the oldest church in France,[19] its Imperial Station Palace displaying the apartment of the German Kaiser,[20] or its Opera House, the oldest one working in France.[21] Metz is home to some world-class venues including the Arsenal Concert Hall and the Centre Pompidou-Metz museum." - (en.wikipedia.org 21.09.2020)
- Latitude49.119720458984
- Longitude6.1769442558289
- Population123914
