Rittershoffen Ritterschoffe | |
|---|---|
| The town hall in Rittershoffen | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′15″N7°57′08″E / 48.9042°N 7.9522°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wissembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Weigel [1] |
Area 1 | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) [2] | 914 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67404 /67690 |
| Elevation | 120–179 m (394–587 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rittershoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. [3] The commune was the scene of fierce fighting during Operation Nordwind in January 1945.