Wœrth

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Wœrth

(2020–2026) Alain Fuchs^[1]Area

6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,696 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

67550 /67360

Elevation160–242 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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

Gallery

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE