Geudertheim

Geudertheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geudertheim

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The church in Geudertheim
Coat of arms
Location of Geudertheim
Geudertheim
Geudertheim
Coordinates: 48°43′26″N 7°45′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonBrumath
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Gross
Area
1
11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,530
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67156 /67170
Elevation133–188 m (436–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Geudertheim is a village in the Basse Zorn district, in the heart of the Alsace Asparagus Country, positioned halfway between Haguenau and Strasbourg. The Rhine and the German frontier are 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the east. Neighbouring villages are Hœrdt to the south, Bietlenheim to the east, Brumath to the west and Weitbruch to the north.

Notable people

Landmarks

  • The Protestant church dates from 1842: the church tower is from the twelfth century, however.
  • The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1900. Attached to it is the fifteenth-century funerary chapel of the Schauenbourg family along with a fifteenth-century tabernacle considered one of the most beautiful in Alsace.
  • Castle Schauenbourg.
  • A mill on the Zorn River.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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