Gumbrechtshoffen
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  Gumbrechtshoffen | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Gumbrechtshoffen | ||
| Coordinates: 48°54′21″N 7°37′51″E / 48.9058°N 7.6308°ECoordinates: 48°54′21″N 7°37′51″E / 48.9058°N 7.6308°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Reichshoffen | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Fernand Feig (PR) | |
| Area1 | 5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,248 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67174 / 67110 | |
| Elevation | 167–271 m (548–889 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Gumbrechtshoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France, approximately 18 kilometres (eleven miles) northwest of Haguenau.
On September 1, 1945, the villages of Gumbrechtshoffen-Oberbronn (Obergumbrechtshoffen in Alsatian) and Gumbrechtshoffen-Niederbronn (Niedergumbrechtshoffen) merged: Gumbrechtshoffen was the result.
Geography
The commune is positioned between Niederbronn and Haguenau, a couple of kilometres to the west of the main road that connects the two. It is traversed by the River Zinsel.
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