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Origin and history

Utzschneider Castle was built in 1906 in the Neunkirch district of Sarreguemines, then a city of the German Empire. It is commanded by the widow of the owner of the Saargens bays and designed by architects Berninger and Krafft, trained in Stuttgart. This building reflects the German architectural influence of the time, while being linked to the local faiencier industry, the economic pillar of the region.

In 1918, Sarreguemins returned to France after World War I, marking the beginning of an unstable period for the city, between the Maginot Line and Nazi Germany. In 1940, the Moselle was de facto annexed by the Third Reich, and the castle was requisitioned by the Nazis. After the Liberation, it temporarily housed the American Headquarters before being abandoned and then transformed into a school from 1956 to 1983.

Left behind after 1983, the castle was finally bought by the district and became the seat of the Community of Sarreguemines Confluences. Its park, now open to the public, bears witness to its turbulent history, between industrial heritage, military occupations and administrative conversion. The region, marked by Franco-German conflicts, sees it as a symbol of resilience and transformation.

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