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Bettingen b. Sankt Avold

Bettingen b. Sankt Avold is a place, that 1940 belonged to German Empire and was situated in the administrative region Sankt Avold.
Bettingen b. Sankt Avold was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Bettingen. The place is now called Betting-lès-Saint-Avold and belongs to France.