Volstroff

Volstroff (German: Wolsdorf, Lorraine Franconian Wolschdrëf/Wolschtrof) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Volstroff
Saint Michel church
Coat of arms
Location of Volstroff
Volstroff
Volstroff
Coordinates: 49°18′43″N 6°15′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonMetzervisse
IntercommunalityArc Mosellan
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Hubert Ditsch
Area
1
12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,965
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57733 /57940
Elevation165–238 m (541–781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

The toponym Volstroff is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Volo. The suffix -stroff derives from Germanic -dorf, denoting village (see *þurpą).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. p. 153. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.


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