Wasserbourg
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Wintzenheim | |
| Community association | Vallée de Munster | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 7 ° 9 ′ E | |
| height | 418–1,240 m | |
| surface | 9.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 463 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68230 | |
| INSEE code | 68358 | |
 Mairie Wasserbourg |
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Wasserbourg (German Wasserburg , Alsatian Wasserburig ) is a French commune with 463 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). Wasserbourg is a member of the Vallée de Munster municipal association . The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
geography
The community is located in the Krebsbachtal, a side valley of the Münstertal at the foot of the Kahler Wasen . To the north of the village, the ruins of Wasserburg (Wassenberg, incorrectly also straw castle ; 13th century) are enthroned on a 738 meter high hilltop .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Wasserbourg belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Colmar district in the Upper Alsace district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 482 | 290 | 308 | 265 | 271 | 425 | 473 | 490 | 463 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 907-908.
