Rothau
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Bas-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
Canton | Dirty | |
Community association | Vallée de la Bruche | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 27 ' N , 7 ° 13' E | |
height | 319-690 m | |
surface | 3.88 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,591 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 410 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 67570 | |
INSEE code | 67414 | |
Rothau town hall |
Rothau is a French commune with 1,591 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Molsheim and the canton of Mutzig .
geography
The community of Rothau is located in the Breuschtal in the Vosges , about ten kilometers northwest of Sélestat . Together with the communities of La Broque, Barembach and Schirmeck, Rothau forms a closed settlement area.
Neighboring communities of Rothau are La Broque and Schirmeck in the north, Barembach in the northeast, Natzwiller and Wildersbach in the southwest and Solbach in the south.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,875 | 1,886 | 1,780 | 1,596 | 1,583 | 1,557 | 1,572 | 1,575 |
Attractions
- Catholic Church of St. Nicholas
- Protestant church
Personalities
- Gustave Brion (1824–1877), painter of realism
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1185-1188.
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Rothau - collection of images, videos and audio files