Niderviller


Niderviller is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is mostly known for the Niderviller pottery, established in 1735 and still producing there.
WWW niderviller.com

Geography

Niderviller is located south-east of Sarrebourg.
The commune is served by the departmental roads 45 and 96. It is also crossed by the Marne-Rhine canal, which passes through the Niderviller Underground Tunnel.

Toponymy

The name of the village come from the germanic words nieder "down, from below" and weiler "hamlet".
Ancient names: Niederwilre, Nyderwilre, Nyder-Wuelles, Nidersweiller, Niderwiller, Nidreviller, Niederweiler.

History

Niderviller, which was originally part of the Duchy of Lorraine, was ceded to France in 1661, along with the other localities of the provostry of Sarrebourg.
There was once a castle that belonged to General de Custine, who was killed by the revolutionaries in 1793.
In 1949, the castle was reconverted into an aerial hospital for sick children. It became a convalescent home for victims of cardiovascular accidents in 1982.

Sights

Religious monuments

Historical monuments

  • Ruins of a Roman villa
  • Castle, built around 1863 by Léopold Halphen for his son-in-law Théodore Cerfberr. Since March 1, 1982, it houses part of the Saint-Luc Specialised Rehabilitation Center in Abreschviller.
  • Old castle des Custine : this castle is nowadays destroyed

Civilian and industrial buildings

Cultural events and festivities

La vallée de la Bièvre en fête is a fair that highlights the culture, the crafts and the gastronomy of the local territory.

Notable people