Frœschwiller
| Frœschwiller Freschwiller | ||
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  Frœschwiller | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Frœschwiller | ||
| Coordinates: 48°56′40″N 7°43′22″E / 48.9444°N 7.7228°ECoordinates: 48°56′40″N 7°43′22″E / 48.9444°N 7.7228°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Wœrth | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Muller | |
| Area1 | 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 531 | |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67147 / 67360 | |
| Elevation | 188–262 m (617–860 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. | ||
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Frœschwiller (German: Fröschweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
The commune lies within the North Vosges regional natural park.
Historical vignettes
- In 1552 the Protestant Reformation reached Frœschwiller when Kuno Eckbrecht of Dürckheim ordered the construction of the village's first church on the seigneurial lands.
- On 22 December 1793 republican troops under General Lazare Hoche defeated the Habsburg Austrian army under Field Marshal Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser in the Battle of Froeschwiller. This success helped to evict the Austrians from French territory.
- On 6 August 1870, as a result of the Battle of Frœschwiller-Wœrth, the two Alsatian départements (apart from the area that subsequently became the Territory of Belfort) as well as most of the Moselle département were lost. They would remain under German control until 1918.
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