Rosenau, Haut-Rhin
Rosenau | |
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 The town hall in Rosenau | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Rosenau | |
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| Coordinates: 47°38′16″N 7°32′11″E / 47.6378°N 7.5364°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse |
| Canton | Saint-Louis |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Louis Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Litzler[1] |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,388 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68286 /68128 |
| Elevation | 226–247 m (741–810 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rosenau (French pronunciation: [ʁozno] or French pronunciation: [ʁozənau];[3] Alsatian: Rosenöi) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Geography
Nearby cities and towns of the commune are Saint-Louis, Bartenheim, Blotzheim and Buschwiller[4]
History
in 1932 the first hydroelectric power station between the boundaries of Rosenau and Kemps was commissioned by President Lebrun[5]
On 19 November 1944, French Lieutenant Jean de Loisy's tank detachment arrived at the Rhine in Rosenau was the first army to arrive at the Rhine at Rosenau.[6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 673 | — |
| 1975 | 1,031 | +6.28% |
| 1982 | 1,591 | +6.39% |
| 1990 | 1,501 | −0.73% |
| 1999 | 1,840 | +2.29% |
| 2007 | 1,988 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 2,223 | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 2,374 | +1.32% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par R". elsasser.free.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Town of Rosenau". Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "on Rosenau". Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "In November 1944, the race to the Rhine". Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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