Mothern
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Wissembourg | |
| Community association | Plaine du Rhin | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 8 ° 9' E | |
| height | 106-172 m | |
| surface | 10.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,006 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 195 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67470 | |
| INSEE code | 67305 | |
Mothern is a French commune with 2006 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ).
Geography and history
Mothern borders on Germany . The Rhine forms the state border . The river used to branch off into numerous main and tributaries. At the former river bed there were at least two settlements, called Haut-Village and Bas-Village . As is well known, the Rhine was straightened according to plans by the engineer Tulla , so that Mothern grew much later to a population of almost 2000 people. Today tourism plays an important role there.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,505 | 1,521 | 1,621 | 1,610 | 1,721 | 1.933 | 2,039 | 2.006 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1240-1243.
Web links
Commons : Mothern - collection of images, videos and audio files
