Bœrsch

Bœrsch
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Molsheim
Community association	Portes de Rosheim
Coordinates	48 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 26 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 26 ′ E
height	211-1,032 m
surface	23.39 km 2
Residents	2,437 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	104 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67530
INSEE code	67052
Website	http://www.boersch.net/

The French commune Bœrsch (German Börsch ) with 2437 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the Vosges between the communes of Obernai and Rosheim in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).

Part of the village of Klingenthal belongs to the wine-growing community on the Alsace Wine Route , about 30 kilometers southwest of Strasbourg .

history

Bœrsch is first mentioned as Bersa in 1109 on the occasion of the founding of the St. Leonhard Abbey, a Benedictine abbey that existed until the French Revolution . In 1340 Berthold, the II. , Bishop of Strasbourg elevated the place to a city, which he had fortified. During the Thirty Years War , Bœrsch was occupied by the Swedes and then destroyed. In 1830, an existing armory in the hamlet of Klingenthal was closed.

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Bœrsch belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Molsheim district in the Lower Alsace district .

Population development
year	1882	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	1644	1,303	1136	1154	1407	1663	1892	2107	2369	2437

Attractions

In Bœrsch there are several buildings and objects that are classified as Monument historique and are therefore under monument protection. Notable among others are:

The Renaissance town hall from the 16th century
The 18th century church of Saint-Médard with a 12th century tower
A six-bucket fountain from 1617 near the town hall, typical of Alsace
Three city gates , remains of the medieval fortifications
The former Benedictine abbey of Saint-Léonard in Léonardsau , two kilometers south of the village

Town hall Bœrsch

Church Saint-Médard

Upper gate from 1340

Six-bucket well

Former Saint-Léonard Abbey

Community partnerships

Bœrsch has a partnership with the municipality of Ohlsbach in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and with the French municipality of Châtel in the Haute-Savoie department .

Personalities

The Alsatian artist Charles Spindler (1865–1938) was born in Bœrsch and has close ties to the place through his studio in Leonardsau , which he set up in 1897 , where he also died.