Wœrth
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Wœrth | |
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![]() Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum | |
Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E / 48.9397°N 7.7464°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
Canton | Reichshoffen |
Intercommunality | Sauer-Pechelbronn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Fuchs[1] |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,696 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Wœrth or Woerth (French pronunciation: [vœʁt]; German: Wörth an der Sauer) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[3]
The town, which lies some 40 km (25 mi) north of Strasbourg, is known for being the site of the Battle of Wörth, which took place on 6 August 1870 in the opening stages of the Franco-Prussian War.
Wœrth Castle has housed the mairie since 1977.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,475 | — |
1975 | 1,741 | +2.40% |
1982 | 1,710 | −0.26% |
1990 | 1,626 | −0.63% |
1999 | 1,670 | +0.30% |
2009 | 1,833 | +0.94% |
2014 | 1,740 | −1.04% |
2020 | 1,716 | −0.23% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Notable people
[edit]- Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534)[citation needed]
- Eugène Wintzweiller (1844–1870)
Gallery
[edit]- The River Sauer in Wœrth
- Buildings in the old part of the town
- Houses on the west side of Wœrth
- Bavarian battle memorial
- French battle memorial
- Hessian battlefield monument
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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