Metz

Japanese: メッス
Metz
Capital of the Moselle department in northeastern France. A river port city on the banks of the Moselle River. In German, it is called Metz. It is about 320 km east of Paris and a strategic military location on the Franco-German border. The automobile industry is thriving, as are the metal and malt industries. It is an ancient Roman fortress and has a Gothic cathedral from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was French territory in 1552 and German territory from 1871 to 1918. It is the birthplace of the poet Verlaine. It has a population of 124,435 (2006).
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Japanese:
フランス北東部,モーゼル県の県都。モーゼル川河岸の河港都市。ドイツ読みメッツ。パリ東方約320km,仏独国境地帯の軍事的要地。自動車工業が盛んで,金属,麦芽工業も行われる。古代ローマの城砦で,13―14世紀のゴシック聖堂がある。1552年フランス領,1871年―1918年ドイツ領。詩人ベルレーヌの生地。12万4435人(2006)。
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