Bœrsch

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Bœrsch

Total population

2,412

Elevation211 m

Land area23.39 km²

Coordinates48.48°, 7.44°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bœrsch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Hans Paetsch

actor (1909–2002)

Gustav Bilfinger

German historian (1840–1914)

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Bernard Homola

German composer (1894–1975)

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Meister Altswert

German writer

Nikolaus Paulus

German priest and church historian (1853-1930)

Frederic Storm

American politician (1844-1935)

Richardis

Holy Roman Empress from 881 to 888, Catholic saint

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André-Frédéric Eler

French composer, musicologist and music educator

Claude Ecken

French writer

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Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg

German noblewoman, daughter of Count Philip IV of Hanau-Lichtenberg

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Heinrich der Glïchezäre

German poet

Carl August von Steinheil

German physicist (1801-1870)

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Attala

French nun

Karl Krammig

German politician (1908-1991)

Joseph Oesterlé

French mathematician

Karl Henry von Wiegand

United States journalist and war correspondent (1874–1961)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Bernardswiller
  2 mi away · pop. 1,459
• Saint-Nabor
  2.3 mi away · pop. 505
• Bischoffsheim
  2.4 mi away · pop. 3,352
• Niedernai
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,253
• Dorlisheim
  3.9 mi away · pop. 2,616
• Mutzig
  4.4 mi away · pop. 6,094
• Barr
  4.7 mi away · pop. 7,152
• Gertwiller
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,273
• Krautergersheim
  5.8 mi away · pop. 1,745
• Andlau
  6.3 mi away · pop. 1,759
• Urmatt
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,448
• Eichhoffen
  6.4 mi away · pop. 513

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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