Uttenhoffen

Uttenhoffen

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Uttenhoffen

Coordinates: 48°53′36″N 7°39′21″E / 48.8933°N 7.6558°E / 48.8933; 7.6558Coordinates: 48°53′36″N 7°39′21″E / 48.8933°N 7.6558°E / 48.8933; 7.6558
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Reichshoffen
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Albert Jost
Area1 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 181
 • Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67502 / 67110
Elevation 164–250 m (538–820 ft)

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.

Uttenhoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

History

Finds from the Neolithic Age and the Hallstatt culture period are as attested as the settlement in Roman times. After introduction of the Reformation in the 16th Century Uttenhoffen had until the 18th century a simultaneous church. Around 1790 it was fortified. On 1st of December 1793 the near winter camp of Major General Stephan Bernhard Keglevich and his private Serbian soldiers was attacked by surprise. 7 days later on the 8th of December 1793 Madame du Barry was executed for treason.

Extras

The church has on each side three arched windows and the tower of the church is designed in the framework construction.

See also

References

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