What is Thionville?
[[File:Map commune FR insee code 57672.png|thumb|Location of Thionville]] [[File:Thionville1010699.JPG|thumb|Town hall]] [[File:Colours of Roscommon.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[File:Blason ville fr Thionville (Moselle).svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Thionville''' ([[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]]: ''Diddenuewen'', [[German language|German]]: ''Diedenhofen'') is a [[city]] in northeast [[France]], close to the [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgian]] and [[Germany|German]] border. It is on the left side of the [[Moselle River]]. About 41,000 people were living there in 2014. ==History== Until [[1659]] Thionville was part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (as a part of [[Luxembourg]] till [[1462]]). From [[1871]] to [[1919]] it was part of the [[German Empire]], and from 1940 to [[1944]] part of [[Nazi Germany]]. == Other websites == * {{Official website|http://www.thionville.com}} * [http://perso.orange.fr/thionville Thionville Website] {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in France]] [[Category:Communes in Moselle]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]