Kirrberg, Bas-Rhin

Kirrberg
Commune

Coat of arms
Kirrberg

Coordinates: 48°49′23″N 7°03′54″E / 48.8231°N 7.065°E / 48.8231; 7.065Coordinates: 48°49′23″N 7°03′54″E / 48.8231°N 7.065°E / 48.8231; 7.065
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Ingwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Charles Staub
Area1 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 172
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67241 /67320
Elevation 235–332 m (771–1,089 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.

Kirrberg is a commune in the northwest of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the west of Phalsbourg.

History

The earliest surviving record, naming the village as Villa Teurino, dates from 512. The first appearance of a precursor to the present name occurs in 1501 with the name Kirpberg.

During the Thirty Years' War the village was almost entirely destroyed by fire.

See also

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.