Chémery-Les-Deux offers different ways to explore history and landscape: the Casemates du Huberbusch can be visited year-round by appointment, while visitor facilities for the renaturation project on the Anzeling are planned. For your planning, this means arranging a visit to the casemates in advance; for the nature project, the focus is on the planned features and their ecological purpose. Rural heritage, church history and walking trails in the surrounding area complement these themes.
Cultural programme and rural heritage
The Ferme d’Ingling hosts exhibitions, guided tours and cultural events as restoration work continues. Its association organises markets and film nights, as well as tours of the site focusing on local and regional history. It is also developing educational animal-keeping facilities and offers introductions to traditional farming techniques. The cultural programme thus ranges from events and exhibitions to aspects of rural everyday life.
The history of the Ferme is also layered: it was built in the 17th or 18th century on the ruins of a hamlet that had been destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War. The site’s history therefore links a long period of building development with an earlier settlement context.
Maginot heritage with visits by appointment
The Casemates du Huberbusch are a Maginot Line casemate complex in the Hobling Forest, in the municipality of Chémery-Les-Deux. Visits are possible year-round by appointment. Volunteer guides explain the soldiers’ living conditions, the equipment and historical anecdotes, so please arrange your visit in advance. The association connected with the casemates has faithfully reconstructed the trench that linked the two structures. A guided tour brings together the complex, its connection via the trench and explanations of soldiers’ daily life.
Church and parish history
The Église Saint-Martin in Chémery-Les-Deux was rebuilt in 1751 under the patronage of Saint Martin. Other details also tell the story of the parish: it was connected with the Abbey of Freistroff, whose abbot held the office of parish priest. In 1902, the parish acquired an organ by Dalstein-Haerpfer. Together, these milestones offer insight into the building’s history, ecclesiastical connections and the parish’s acquisition of the instrument.
Renaturation project and walking trails
The ecological renaturation project focuses on the Anzeling floodplain, a tributary of the Nied. Nine water bodies with different habitats for local fauna and flora are to be created across an area of about 600 m². Planned visitor facilities include a footpath with boardwalk sections running past several ponds, a pontoon and a birdwatching station. The project combines the design of a wetland area with the aim of creating new habitats; the paths and observation station are part of the planned visitor offer.
There are 30 marked walking trails in the vicinity of Chémery-Les-Deux. They offer a separate way to explore the surrounding area on foot. This should be distinguished from the footpath planned as part of the renaturation project: it is part of the planned wetland design and is not the same as the walking trails in the surrounding area.
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For the regional travel overview: Moselle.
