REGION OF METZ
For centuries Metz has been the tug-of-war city for warring nations, the city is a museum of
fluctuating military history, a metropolis of battle structures, and a favorite meeting place for peacetime
tourists the world over. It has long been a political problem child of France and Germany. Many
volumes describe the countless battles that have been fought on the banks of the Moselle river near
Metz, in the surrounding hills and forests, and in the Saar Valley which points the way into Germany.
Metz has known the legions of Julius Caesar, the hordes of Attila the Hun, the embattled nobility of the
duke of Guise, and the booted troopers of Kaiser Wilhelm II.