Gœrsdorf
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Gœrsdorf (French pronunciation: [ɡœʁsdɔʁf] ⓘ; German: Görsdorf) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The commune merged with Mitschdorf at the start of 1973.[4][5]
Gœrsdorf
Gerschdorf | |
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 The Liebfrauenberg convent in Gœrsdorf | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gœrsdorf | |
  Gœrsdorf Location within France  Gœrsdorf Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′09″N 7°46′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Reichshoffen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Freddy Cuntz[1] |
Area 1 | 13.14 km2 (5.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,039 |
| • Density | 79.07/km2 (204.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67160 /67360 |
| Elevation | 164–463 m (538–1,519 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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).
