Wœrth

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Wœrth
Commune
Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum
Coat of arms
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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 (2020–2026)	Alain Fuchs
Area 1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,746
• Density	270/km2 (700/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.

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[]

Notable people[]

• Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534)^{[citation needed]}
• Eugène Wintzweiller (1844–1870)

Gallery[]

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  The River Sauer in Wœrth

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  Buildings in the old part of the town

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  Houses on the west side of Wœrth

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  Bavarian battle memorial

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  French battle memorial

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  Hessian battlefield monument

See also[]

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

Sources[]

• INSEE commune file

References[]

External links[]

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