Gœrsdorf Explained

Gœrsdorf
Native Name:Gerschdorf
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Goersdorf (Bas-Rhin).svg
Arrondissement:Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton:Reichshoffen
Insee:67160
Postal Code:67360
Mayor:Freddy Cuntz[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.9525°N 7.7697°W
Elevation Min M:164
Elevation Max M:463
Area Km2:13.14

Gœrsdorf (in French pronounced as /ɡœʁsdɔʁf/;) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2] The commune merged with Mitschdorf at the start of 1973.[3]

Gœrsdorf is part of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Notable people

Author and priest Joseph Kuntz was born at Gœrsdorf on 25 July 1850: he died on 7 January 1892. Between those dates he founded the journal "l'Elsässer" with his sponsor, Abbot Muller-Simonis. (The German language name of the journal recalls the fact that between 1871 and 1918 Alsace was part of Germany).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67160-g-rsdorf INSEE commune file
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune-associee/67294-mitschdorf Commune associée de Mitschdorf