Wœrth
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Wœrth | |
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 Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wœrth  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wœrth |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Rutsch |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 1,820 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/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 (Template:Lang-de) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace 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.
Notable people
- Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534).
Crime
During the night of November 22, 2013, antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the front door of the local synagogue, as well as on two private cars and a bicycle path.[1]
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The river Sauer in Wœrth -
Buildings in the old area of Wœrth -
Bavarian monument in Wœrth -
French monument -
Battlefield's belvedere
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