Ottrott

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Coordinates: 48°27′31″N 7°25′35″E / 48.45861111, 7.42638889

Administration
Commune of Ottrott
Location

Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Rosheim
Intercommunality	C.C. du canton de Rosheim
Mayor	François Schreiber (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	230 m–1052 m
Land area^¹	28,89 km²
Population^² (1999)	1513
- Density	52/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	67368/ 67530
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ottrott is a village and commune in the Bas-Rhin département of north-eastern France. Located 30 km south-east of Strasbourg, as of 1999 it has a population of 1513.

1 History
2 Demographic evolution
3 Geography
- 3.1 Neighboring communes
4 Notable landmarks and monuments
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The village was first mentioned in 1059, in Latin in the ordnance survey of Heinrich IV. The area rose to prominence in the 13th century when a number of castles were built. Many such as Château du Birkenfels stand but are in ruins today. It was built by Burkhard Berger, a vassal of the bishop of Strasbourg. The castle's position allowed surveillance of the old Roman road running from Mont Sainte-Odile to Champ du Feu and the valley of the Bruche.

The castle belonged to the Berger family who ruled Ottrott until 1532, then power fell to the Mundolsheim family until the French Revolution. The castle fell into ruins after the Thirty Years' War and was taken over by the town of Obernai, becoming part of the continuous forest between Obernai and Bernardswiller.