Schœnenbourg

Schœnenbourg

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Schœnenbourg

Coordinates: 48°57′09″N 7°54′50″E / 48.9525°N 7.9139°E / 48.9525; 7.9139Coordinates: 48°57′09″N 7°54′50″E / 48.9525°N 7.9139°E / 48.9525; 7.9139
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Wissembourg
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Dominique Weishaar
Area1 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 674
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67455 / 67250
Elevation 140–198 m (459–650 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Schœnenbourg (German: Schönenburg) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It had a population of 674 inhabitants as of 2012. It contains Schœnenbourg fort, a defensive structure making up part of the Maginot Line.

Schoenenbourg Fort

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