Spicheren

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Spicheren

|commune status = Commune

|image = Spicheren Ehrenmal 48er.jpg

|caption = A war memorial in Spicheren

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Spicheren 57.svg

|arrondissement = Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

|canton = Stiring-Wendel

|INSEE = 57659

|postal code = 57350

|mayor = Claude Klein{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Forbach Porte de France

|coordinates = {{coord|49.1925|6.9692|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 350

|elevation min m = 220

|elevation max m = 357

|area km2 = 8.11

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Spicheren ({{IPA|fr|spiʃʁən}};{{Cite web|title=L'info du mardi 11 août 2020 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=9&v=sieYBQ5HW_w&feature=youtu.be|accessdate=2021-02-04|work=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|title=Moselle : un hôpital pour poupées. - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11&v=0NcHMpRk0vc&feature=youtu.be|accessdate=2021-02-04|work=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|last=Sadler|first=Stephanie|date=2023-02-17|title=18 équipes à l'Open de Volley à Spicheren|url=https://tv8.fr/18-equipes-a-lopen-de-volley-a-spicheren/|access-date=2023-03-16|website=TV8 Moselle-Est|language=fr-FR}} {{Langx|de|Spichern}}) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.