Wœrth

Woerth
Castle of Woerth, today town hall and museum
Woerth
Location within Alsace region Woerth
Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E / 48.9397°N 7.7464°E / 48.9397; 7.7464Coordinates: 48°56′23″N 7°44′47″E / 48.9397°N 7.7464°E / 48.9397; 7.7464
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Wissembourg
Canton	Woerth
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Rutsch
Area¹	6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	1,820
• Density	280/km² (730/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67550 / 67360
Elevation	160–242 m (525–794 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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.

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.

Notable people

Wynkyn de Worde (??-1534).

Crime

During the night of November 22, 2013, antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the front door of the local synagogue, as well as on two private cars and a bicycle path.^[1]