Brumath
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Brumath | |
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 Chateau de Brumath, 1818 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brumath  | |
  Brumath  Brumath | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′58″N 7°42′33″E / 48.7328°N 7.7092°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Etienne Wolf |
| Area 1 | 29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 10,238 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67067 /67170 |
| Elevation | 136–189 m (446–620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brumath, also Brumpt, is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.[2] Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was destroyed in the Revolution.
Geography
Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is 17 km (11 mi) north of Strasbourg and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Haguenau.
Landmarks
Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church, since 1804, is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family. The vaulted basement of the castle also houses the Musée archéologique, displaying findings made in and around the ancient Roman town of Brocomagus.
Transportation
Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute. It has a railway station on the line linking Strasbourg and Metz.
Notable people
- Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
- The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.
See also
- Battle of Brumath
- Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
- Brumath transmitter
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680.
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