Wœrth

Wœrth
Commune
Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum

Coat of arms
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 (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.

2 Population 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.

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