Grendelbruch
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Grendelbruch
Grandelbrüech | |
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Coordinates: 48°29′35″N 7°19′24″E / 48.4931°N 7.3233°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Molsheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Kaes[1] |
Area 1 | 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,224 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67167 /67190 |
Elevation | 399–1,031 m (1,309–3,383 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Grendelbruch (French pronunciation: [gʁɛndəlbʁyʃ] ⓘ[3][4] or [gʁɛndəlbʁux][5]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[6]
Geography
Grendelbruch is a mountain village set in the forested region to the west of Obernai.
Surrounding communes
- Bœrsch, Mollkirch, Rosheim, Muhlbach-sur-Bruche, Barembach, Natzwiller and Russ.
History
The first surviving written mention of Grendelbruch appears in a
Germanic word for a brook (Modern German: Bach)
, and Grendelbruch is one of a number of place names formed between the fifth and eighth centuries (when Germanic dialects predominated in the region) ending in a form of this word.
Grendelbruch was liberated from
US Army
. Under the command of Lt Col Frederick R Armstrong the battalion engaged in fierce house to house fighting through the night. Significant further fighting took place in the forest surrounding the village.
See also
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.
- ^ France 3 Grand Est. "Affaire Sophie Le Tan : les restes d'un corps retrouvés en forêt de Grendelbruch". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ France 3 Grand Est. "Loup : photographié à Grendelbruch".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par E, F ou G". elsasser.free.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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