Wœrth
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"Woerth" redirects here. For other uses, see Wörth.
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Commune of Wœrth |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wœrth (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Sauer |
| Mayor | François Grunder (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 160 m–242 m (avg. 170 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.47 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1670 |
| - Density | 258/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 67550/ 67360 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Wœrth or Woerth (German: Wörth) is a town in the Bas-Rhin département, Alsace, France. It lies 45 km north of Strasbourg. Wœrth is known for the Battle of Wœrth, in the initial stage of the Franco-Prussian War in August 1870.
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