Metz, France - panorama - postcard by Hamm, stamp 1952 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  Metz, [France] - vue panoramique
• Publisher: Edit. Hamm, Strasbourg
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  18f defin.
• Postmark(s): Metz-Gare 26 Aug 1952 wavy line
• Sent to:  Family Hoskins, 2 Strange Avenue, Beeston, Notts., Angleterre
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Metz (French pronunciation: [mɛs] ( is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Estregion.^[1][2] Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg,^[3] the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion.^[4]

Metz has a rich 3,000-year-history,^[5] having variously been a Celtic oppidum, an important Gallo-Roman city,^[6] the Merovingian capital of Austrasia,^[7] the birthplace of the Carolingian dynasty,^[8] a cradle of the Gregorian chant,^[9]and one of the oldest republics in Europe.^[10] The city has been steeped in Romance culture, but has been strongly influenced by Germanic culture due to its location and history.^[11]

Because of its historical, cultural, and architectural background, Metz has been submitted on France's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.^[12][13][14] The city features noteworthy buildings such as the Gothic Saint-Stephen Cathedral with its largest expanse of stained-glass windows in the world,^[15][16] the Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains being the oldest church in France,^[17] its Imperial Station Palace displaying the apartment of the German Kaiser,^[18] or its Opera House, the oldest one working in France.^[19] Metz is home to some world-class venues including the Arsenal Concert Hall and the Centre Pompidou-Metz museum.

A basin of urban ecology,^[20][21] Metz gained its nickname of The Green City (French: La Ville Verte),^[22] as it has extensive open grounds and public gardens.^[23] The historic city centre is one of the largest commercial pedestrian areas in France.^[24][25]

A historic garrison town, Metz is the economic heart of the Lorraine region, specialising in information technology and automotive industries. Metz is home to the University of Lorraine and a centre for applied research and development in the materials sector, notably in metallurgy and metallography,^[26] the heritage of the Lorraine region's past in the iron and steel industry.^[27]