Wœrth









Commune in Grand Est, France


































































Wœrth
Commune

Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum
Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum


Coat of arms of Wœrth
Coat of arms


Wœrth is located in France

Wœrth

Wœrth





Location within Grand Est region


Wœrth is located in Grand Est

Wœrth

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)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code
67550 /67360
Elevation 160–242 m (525–794 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)

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




See also


  • Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


Sources


  • INSEE commune file


References





External links
















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