See soorce fer Metz

[[File:Metz dot.png|thumb|250px|Yellae dot shows whaur Metz is in Fraunce.]]

'''Metz''' ({{IPA-fr|mɛs|-|prononciationmetz.ogg}}; {{IPA-de|ˈmɛts|lang}}) is a ceety in the northeast o [[Fraunce]] locatit at the confluence o the [[Moselle (river)|Moselle]] an the [[Seille (Moselle)|Seille]] rivers. 

Metz is the caipital o the [[Lorraine (region)|Lorraine]] [[Regions o Fraunce|region]] an [[prefectur]] o the [[Moselle]] [[Depairtments o Fraunce|depairtment]]. Locatit near the [[Tri-border aurie|tripoint]] alang the junction o [[Fraunce]], [[Germany]], an [[Luxembourg]], Metz forms a central place o the European [[Greater Region]] an o the [[SaarLorLux]] [[Euregio|Euroregion]]. So, Metz is a fellae member o the ''QuattroPole'' union o ceeties, alang wi [[Luxembourg (ceety)|Luxembourg Ceety]] an German [[Saarbrücken]] an [[Trier]].

[[Celts|Celtic]] [[oppidum]], an important [[Gallo-Roman]] ceety, [[Merovingian]] caipital o the [[Austrasie|Austrasie kinrick]], birthplace o the [[Carolingian dynasty]], cradle o the [[Gregorian chant]], an ane o the auldest republics o the [[common era]] in Europe, Metz haes a rich 3,000 year history. The ceety haes been steeped in [[Romance leids|Romance]] cultur, but haes been strangly influenced bi [[Culture o Germany|Germanic cultur]] due tae its location an history. A basin o [[urban ecology]], pioneered unner the leadership o fowk like [[Jean-Marie Pelt]], Metz gained its nickname, ''The Green Ceety'', boastin ower 37 m<sup>2</sup> (398 sq ft)  o open grund per inhabitant an the ceety's historic dountoun an aa displays ane o the lairgest commercial, pedestrian auries in Fraunce. 

Metz possesses ane o the lairgest ''urban-conservation aurie'' in Fraunce coverin 162.9 ha (402.53 acres) an aroond 100 biggins o the ceety are classifee'd on the [[monument historique]] leet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm100429/doc/100429_cm_divers03_annexe04.pdf |title=Metz municipal council, April 2010. |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=6 April 2011 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721012555/http://www.mairie-metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm100429/doc/100429_cm_divers03_annexe04.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mairie-metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm110127/doc/110127_cm_point03_annexe01.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-09 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002201545/http://www.mairie-metz.fr/metz2/municipalite/cyber_mairie/conseil/cm110127/doc/110127_cm_point03_annexe01.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Acause its tremendous historical an cultural backgrund, Metz benefits frae its designation as a ''[[French Touns an Lands o Airt an History|toun o airt an history]]''. The ceety is hame tae some warld-class venues such as the [[Arsenal de Metz|Arsenal]] concert haw, the  [[Centre Pompidou-Metz]] museum, an the [[Opéra-Théâtre de Metz|Naitional Opera o Lorraine]] (alang wi [[Opéra national de Lorraine|Nancy Opera]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lorraine.france3.fr/info/culture---metz-et-nancy-fusionnent-68452926.html |title=Culture - Metz et Nancy fusionnent - Lorraine - Culture - France 3 Régions - France 3<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-07-09 |archive-date=2011-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426004746/http://lorraine.france3.fr/info/culture---metz-et-nancy-fusionnent-68452926.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

A historical [[Garrison]] toun, Metz is the economic hert o the [[Lorraine (region)|Lorraine]] region, being specialized in [[information technology]] an [[automotive industry|automotive]] industries. Metz is an' a' a centre for applee'd research an development in the materials sector notably in [[metallurgy]] an [[metallography]], the heritage o the Lorraine region's past in the iron an steel industry.

== Internaitional relations ==
Metz is a fellae member o the QuattroPole union o ceeties, alang wi [[Luxembourg (ceety)|Luxembourg]], [[Saarbrücken]], an [[Trier]] (neighbourin kintras: [[Luxembourg]], Fraunce, an Germany). Metz an aa forms a central place o the [[Greater Region]] an o the economic [[SaarLorLux]] [[Euroregion]].

=== Twin touns – Sister ceeties ===
{{See an aa|Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Fraunce}}

Metz is [[twin touns an sister ceeties|twinned]] wi:
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* [[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px|]] [[Tangier]], [[Morocco]]
* [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|20px|]] [[Trier]], [[Germany]], syne 1957
* [[File:Flag of Israel.svg|20px|]] [[Karmiel]], [[Israel]], syne 1984
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* [[File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|20px|]] [[Yichang]], [[Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|Cheenae]], syne 1991
* [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|20px|]] [[Hradec Králové]], [[Czech Republic]], syne 2001
* [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px|]] [[Kansas Ceety, Missouri]], [[Unitit States]], syne 2003
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* [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|20px|]] [[Gloucester]], [[Unitit Kinrick]], syne 1967
* [[File:Flag of France.svg|20px|]] [[Saint-Denis, Réunion]], [[Fraunce]]
* [[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|20px|]] [[Luxembourg (ceety)|Luxembourg Ceety]], [[Luxembourg]]
|}

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