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Wissembourg

Also known as Weissenbourg, County of Weissenburg, Weissembrough, Weissenburg Abbey, Weißenburg

Wissembourg (; South Franconian: Weisseburch ; German: Weißenburg ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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Wissembourg is a commune and border city in France, situated in the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Wissembourg and the canton of Wissembourg. The town is located within the Bas-Rhin department and the Unterelsaß area. Its postal code is 67160, and it shares borders with Riedseltz, Cleebourg, Climbach, and Oberhoffen-lès-Wissembourg.

The municipality has an area of 48.18 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 7,824 residents and another citing 8,800. The male population is recorded as 3,660, while the female population is 3,877. Wissembourg is a member of the Décapole and is twinned with Tangermünde.

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Place details

Locality: Wissembourg
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 8,800
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Wissembourg
French commune.native name: Weißenburg
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Wissembourg, le centre historique (36276645536).jpg
French commune.caption: A general view of Wissembourg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Wissembourg 67.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Haguenau-Wissembourg
French commune.canton: Wissembourg
French commune.INSEE: 67544
French commune.postal code: 67160
French commune.mayor: Sandra Fischer-Junck
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Pays de Wissembourg
French commune.elevation m: 160
French commune.elevation min m: 133
French commune.elevation max m: 527
French commune.area km2: 48.18

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Official website

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la ville de Wissembourg (Alsace - France).

Porte de France vers l'Allemagne, Wissembourg est située en Alsace du Nord. La commune s'étend sur les deux rives de la Lauter, entre les collines des Vosges et la forêt de Bienwald. Test

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Encyclopedic overview

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Population
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Notable people
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Wissembourg (; South Franconian: Weisseburch ; German: Weißenburg ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Wissembourg was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. The name Wissembourg is a Gallicized version of Weißenburg (Weissenburg) in German meaning "white castle". The Latin place-name, sometimes used in ecclesiastical sources, is Sebusium.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wissembourg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.