Wœrth
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Wœrth | ||
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Commune | ||
![]() Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum | ||
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![]() ![]() Wœrth Location within Grand Est region ![]() ![]() Wœrth | ||
Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E / 48.9397°N 7.7464°E / 48.9397; 7.7464Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E / 48.9397°N 7.7464°E / 48.9397; 7.7464 | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Bas-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
Canton | Reichshoffen | |
Intercommunality | Sauer-Pechelbronn | |
Government | ||
• Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} (2014-2020) |
Alain Fuchs | |
Area1 |
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 |
1,740 | |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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INSEE/Postal code |
67550 /67360 | |
Elevation | 160–242 m (525–794 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Wœrth or Woerth (German: Wörth an der Sauer) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It lies 45 km (28 mi) north of Strasbourg. Wœrth is known for the Battle of Wœrth, in the initial stage of the Franco-Prussian War in August 1870. The Château de Wœrth houses the mairie since 1977.
Contents
1 Notable people
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 Sources
5 References
6 External links
Notable people
Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534)
Eugène Wintzweiller (1844–1870)
Gallery
The river Sauer in Wœrth
Buildings in the old area of Wœrth
Bavarian monument in Wœrth
French monument
Battlefield's belvedere
See also
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
Sources
- INSEE commune file
References
External links
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