Uttenhoffen Explained

Uttenhoffen
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Uttenhoffen (Bas-Rhin).svg
Arrondissement:Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton:Reichshoffen
Insee:67502
Postal Code:67110
Mayor:Thomas Bauer[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.8933°N 7.6558°W
Elevation Min M:164
Elevation Max M:250
Area Km2:1.95

Uttenhoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2]

History

Finds from the Neolithic Age and the Hallstatt culture period are as attested as the settlement in Roman times. After introduction of the Reformation in the 16th Century Uttenhoffen had until the 18th century a simultaneous church. Around 1790 it was fortified. On 1 December 1793 the near winter camp of Major General Stephan Bernhard Keglevich and his private Serbian soldiers was attacked by surprise. 7 days later on 8 December 1793 Madame du Barry was executed for treason.

Architecture

The 15th-18th century church has on each side three arched windows and it has a half-timbered church tower with an imperial dome.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67502-uttenhoffen INSEE commune file