Surbourg

Surbourg
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Community association	Outre-Forêt
Coordinates	48 ° 55 ' N , 7 ° 51' E Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ' N , 7 ° 51' E
height	144-218 m
surface	10.46 km 2
Residents	1,699 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	162 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67250
INSEE code	67487

Surbourg (German Surburg ) is a French commune with 1699 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).

history

Surbourg has a share in the former Holy Forest and today's Haguenauer Forest. The oldest monastery in the Alsace region ( Surbourg Monastery ) is located in its area, on Surbourg parish . it was founded in the 6th century by Arbogast of Strasbourg . The Romanesque church of the later Benedictine monastery was preserved and now serves as a parish church. It is dedicated to John the Baptist , who is also depicted on the municipality's coat of arms (sometimes it is also referred to as St. Arbogast or St. Martin).

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

Number of inhabitants
year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1313	1,370	1,394	1,341	1,448	1,464	1,528	1,581	1,699

Attractions

The Romanesque Road leads through Surbourg. The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Martin and Saint-Arbogast is a three-aisled basilica from the mid-11th century. The arched arcades of the central nave are alternately supported by square pillars and columns with simple cube capitals .