Hoffen

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Hoffen Hoffe
Commune
The town hall in Hoffen
Coat of arms
Location of Hoffen
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Coordinates: 48°55′50″N 7°56′34″E / 48.9306°N 7.9428°E / 48.9306; 7.9428
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Braun[1]
Area 1	9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,142
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67206 /67250
Elevation	132–192 m (433–630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hoffen (French pronunciation:

On 1 January 1975 the commune merged with those of Hermerswiller and Leiterswiller.[3]

Geography

The village is within easy walking distance of departmental road RD 263 which links Wissembourg and Haguenau as well as the local railway line following the same route.

History

The village first appears in surviving records in 1052 as Hoffen. Hof is a

The village coat of arms comes from the Trautwein family who founded Hof: the family died out in 1664. The story of Hof has been a turbulent one. In the fourteenth century there were two settlements: Hoven comprised a dozen farms and Buren just four houses. These were the property of "St Peter the Younger" in

With effect from 1 January 1975 the former communes of Leiterswiller and Hermerswiller merged into the commune of Hoffen.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

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