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Brumath
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Brumath (French pronunciation: [bʁymat] ⓘ; Alsatian: Bröömt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Key Information
History
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Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.[4] Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.[5]
Geography
[edit]Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is 17 km (11 mi) north of Strasbourg and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Haguenau.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,357 | — |
| 1975 | 6,888 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 7,702 | +1.61% |
| 1990 | 8,182 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 8,930 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 9,825 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 10,072 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 9,986 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Landmarks
[edit]Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family since 1804.[5] The vaulted basement of the castle also houses the Musée archéologique, displaying findings made in and around the ancient Roman town of Brocomagus.
Transportation
[edit]Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute. It has a railway station on the line linking Strasbourg and Metz.
Notable people
[edit]- George Brumder's ancestry is from Brumath as is the origin of his surname.
- Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
- The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.
See also
[edit]- Battle of Brumath
- Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680.
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Château, temple, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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