Folshwiller

Folshwiller is located 320 km east of Paris and 38 km east of Metz . On the territory of the commune flows Nid-German.

• The small farm Alain was devastated during the Thirty Years War. Its surviving inhabitants fled to Furst. After the war, Senor Fürst provided them with land for settlement, which became Volshweller and eventually grew to a city.
• Folshwiller belonged to the province of Lorraine and belonged to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Avold, as well as to the area of ​​the Three Bishops of Senhora Creange .
• The location of the commune near the border with Germany constantly led to its destruction during the wars, including the First and Second World Wars.
• In 1900-1908, coal deposits were discovered here and numerous coal mines began to open here. In 1968, 956,000 tons of coal were mined. However, over time, coal became less accessible, mines began to close gradually, and by 1979 the coal mining industry in Volshwiller ceased to exist.

According to the 2011 census, 4,190 people lived in the commune.

• Castle de Furst (XVII century).
• The historic coal adit tower in Cit-Fürst.
• College of Alexander Dreux.
• Church of Notre Dame de la Nativite (1833).

• Folshwiller. The official website of the city hall.
• History of Folshwiller.