I find the history of Borg very confusing. It seems at times it was in control by Duchy's, Lords, Electorates, archbishops, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Trier, Prussia, Germany, Saarburg, Saarland. . How does one separate the district's/divisions from the stat/county and church? History of BORG: Both Rettel and Borg are located near each other in the area of France, Germany and Luxembourg. With Rettel being on the French side of the Mosel River and Borg a few miles in on the German side. My great grandmother was from Rettel and my grandfather and great grandfather were from Borg. My father during WWI when serving in the US Army was stationed near Borg and he actually met a woman who had darned his father's socks. History of BORG: This comes from a Chronicle of Borg written by a teacher. In an old registry book of the minister of Dahlem (1853-1872) it is stated that the town got its name from a man called "Borger". This man was the first one to settle down in Borg. In 1832 there was a house which was called "Bogerhaus", (house of Borger). A new school was also built in 1832. In the cousrse of time, the name has not always remained the same. One very old form was "Bourich(e)". In a document from 1718, it was written as "Borrig". Ever since the time of the Romans, there has been a kind of remains of an old Roman Settlement. In the 14th Century, Borg belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg and thus it belonged to Remich. Before 1430, the Lords of Sierck (France today) were the Lords of Borg. In 1443 proprietors were from Burgundy In 1452, Borg belonged to the estates of Wilhelm von Manderschied. About 1550 the Lords of Raville received the foundation means and the high jurisdiction of Borg. 1555 proprietors were Spanish 1701 to 1714 was the Spanish War of Succession, Borg and Trier suffered under the French occupying troops. In the 17th century the Lords of Criechingen followed. After these, all high Jurisdiction went to the "Karthuser", the monks in the Abby of St. Alban near of Trier. The Lords of Criechingen left their estates to the inhabitants of Borg who had to give fruit and life annuities to the Lordship each year. The life annuity was abolished in 1847. 1714 proprietors were Austrian. Borg belonged to the Electorate of Trier until August the 9th, 1794; more precisely to the county of Luxembourg. The invasion of Trier by the French brought the end of the Electorate. The last Elector was Clemens Wenseslaus. He had to leave his archbishopric forever. October the 17th, 1797, at the Peace of Campo Forino, the whole Electorate went to the French Republic. February the 9th, 1801, at The Peace of Luneville, it was ceded to France with the left bank of the Rhine River. In 1814, after the War of Liberation, against Napoleon the Rhineland was given again to Prussia. In 1815 the congress of Wien decided the Prussian municipality to be part of the district of Saarburg in the administrative area of Trier. French-German War of 1870-1871 World War I, On November 10th, 1918 - the Americans arrived in Borg. They took up quarters in the village and stayed for several weeks. (My father was one of the US soldiers.) Second World War 1939-1945. In 1946 the municipality of Borg became part of Saarland. Alice