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| Castle of Woerth, today town hall and museum | |
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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Wissembourg |
| Canton | Woerth |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Sauer |
| Mayor | François Grunder (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 160–242 m (520–794 ft) (avg. 170 m/560 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,820 (2006) |
| - Density | 281 /km2 (730 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67550/ 67360 |
| 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. | |
Wœrth or Woerth (German: Wörth) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
It lies 45 km (28 mi) north of Strasbourg. Wœrth is known for the Battle of Wœrth, in the initial stage of the Franco-Prussian War in August 1870.
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