Neugartheim-Ittlenheim

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Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
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View to the Kochersberg and the memorial
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Location of Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
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Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
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Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Coordinates: 48°39′19″N7°32′46″E / 48.6553°N 7.5461°E / 48.6553; 7.5461
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Bouxwiller
Intercommunality CC Kochersberg
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Aurélie Dyeul [1]
Area
1
4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
785
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67228 /67370
Elevation163–294 m (535–965 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neugartheim-Ittlenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. [3] The commune was formed in January 1973 by the merger of the former communes Ittlenheim and Neugartheim. [4]

On the top of the Kochersberg stood a castle built in the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1592 and only traces remain. [5]

On its place was built between 1794 and 1797 a semaphore tower, the second nearest station from Strasbourg (after Dingsheim's one) on the semaphore line to Paris. It was used until 1852.

Since the late 20th century, a memorial replaced this tower. Consisting of a motionless reproduction of the arms of such a tower, it can still be seen (within clear weather) from over ten kilometres, making the Kochersberg hill easily recognizable.

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.
  5. Base Mérimée : Château fort dit Château du Kochersberg , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)