THE ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF GORZE
Aqueduct built to supply water to the thermal baths and swimming pool of Metz with its 2,000 inhabitants in Gorze
The quality of Gorze's water has always been famous: already in Roman times, when the Bouillons spring was used to supply the city of Metz, formerly known as Divodurum, some twenty kilometers from the village. Today, water from Gorze still supplies 15-20% of the city of Metz. But let's go back to the 2nd century AD. The aqueduct was built to supply water to the thermal baths and swimming pool of Metz, with its 2,000 inhabitants. There is still much debate about the waters of Gorze and their place within the city of Metz at the time. But the most likely hypothesis is that they flowed directly to the Haut de Sainte-Croix water tower, close to the Carmel thermal baths. Remains of the aqueduct can still be seen in Ars-sur-Moselle and Jouy-aux-Arches, as well as on the bucolic road between Novéant and Gorze.
Aworthwhile visit: for the curious young and old alike, a scale model of the aqueduct bridge can be viewed at the Gorze museum.
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