Frœschwiller

Frœschwiller
Freschwiller
The town hall in Frœschwiller
The town hall in Frœschwiller
Coat of arms of Frœschwiller
Location of Frœschwiller
Frœschwiller is located in France
Frœschwiller
Frœschwiller
Frœschwiller is located in Grand Est
Frœschwiller
Frœschwiller
Coordinates: 48°56′40″N 7°43′22″E / 48.9444°N 7.7228°E / 48.9444; 7.7228
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Bastian[1]
Area
1
5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
495
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67147 /67360
Elevation188–262 m (617–860 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frœschwiller (French pronunciation: [fʁœʃvilɛʁ] ; German: Fröschweiler; Alsatian: Freschwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] Of note is Château de Frœschwiller.

The commune lies within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Historical vignettes

  • In 1552 the Protestant Reformation reached Frœschwiller when Kuno Eckbrecht of Dürckheim ordered the construction of the village's first church on the seigneurial lands.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file


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