Haut-Clocher

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Haut-Clocher (1574: Sittersdorff) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Toponymy

The village was built on a hill at the top of which was a church which gave the village its name (in French, a bell tower is a "clocher" and "haut" means high.) The French name Haut-Clocher replaced the former German name Zittersdorf.

History

The commune was ruled by the seigneurs (lords) of Fénétrange, then by the bailliage of Lixheim.

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