Geudertheim

Geudertheim
Geudertheim
Location within Alsace region  Geudertheim
Administration
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg-Campagne
Canton	Brumath
Mayor	Pierre Gross (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	133–188 m (436–617 ft)
Land area1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population2	2,297  (2006)
- Density	204 /km2 (530 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67156/ 67170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Geudertheim is a village in the Basse Zorn district, in the heart of the Alsace Asparagus Country, positioned half way 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

• General Georges Picquart, who played a key role in the Dreyfus Affair, spent his early childhood in Geudertheim. On July 13, 2006, almost a century after the exoneration of Dreyfus, the Place de la Mairie was renamed Place General Picquart in his honour.

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

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• Official Website of Geudertheim
• INSEE commune file