La Broque
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Dirty | |
| Community association | Vallée de la Bruche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 13 ′ E | |
| height | 310-898 m | |
| surface | 23.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,663 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67130 | |
| INSEE code | 67066 | |
La Broque (German: Vorbruck ) is a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The community lies in the valley of the Breusch in the area of the North Vosges .
During the German occupation of Alsace from August 1940 to November 1944, the Schirmeck-Vorbruck security camp existed on the outskirts of La Broque , which the German police authorities used as an "education camp " in the course of the " Germanization " of Alsace.
Between 1807 and 1871, La Broque was part of the Vosges department in the Lorraine region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 3003 | 3026 | 3048 | 2896 | 2628 | 2687 | 2710 | 2663 |
Attractions
View from the Château de Salm to La Broque
Ruins of the Château de Salm above La Broque
Stone remains of the Château de Salm above La Broque
View from the rest of the former keep of the Château de Salm over La Broque
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1174-1178.
Web links
- The Chateau de Salm in La Broque
- les ruines du chateau de Salm ( Memento from January 23, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )