Wœrth

"Woerth" redirects here. For other uses, see Wörth (disambiguation).

Wœrth
Commune
Castle of Wœrth, today town hall and museum
Coat of arms
Location of Wœrth
Wœrth Wœrth
Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Reichshoffen
Intercommunality	Sauer-Pechelbronn
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Alain Fuchs
Area 1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,696
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67550 /67360
Elevation	160–242 m (525–794 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wœrth or Woerth (German: Wörth an der Sauer) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

The town, which lies some 40 km (25 mi) north of Strasbourg, is known for being the site of the Battle of Wörth, which took place on 6 August 1870 in the opening stages of the Franco-Prussian War.

Wœrth Castle has housed the mairie since 1977.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1946	1,165	—
1954	1,163	−0.2%
1962	1,335	+14.8%
1968	1,475	+10.5%
1975	1,741	+18.0%
1982	1,710	−1.8%
1990	1,626	−4.9%
1999	1,670	+2.7%
2007	1,814	+8.6%
2016	1,743	−3.9%

Notable people

• Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534)
• Eugène Wintzweiller (1844–1870)

Gallery

• 
  The River Sauer in Wœrth
• 
  Buildings in the old part of the town
• 
  Houses on the west side of Wœrth
• 
  Bavarian battle memorial
• 
  French battle memorial
• 
  Hessian battlefield monument

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

Sources

• INSEE commune file