Kleingœft
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Kleingœft (German: Kleingöft) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Kleingœft
Klängäft | |
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 The chapel in Kleingœft | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kleingœft | |
  Kleingœft Location within France  Kleingœft Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 7°26′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saverne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Willem[1] |
Area 1 | 2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 169 |
| • Density | 67.6/km2 (175/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67244 /67440 |
| Elevation | 214–261 m (702–856 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Surrounding communes are Wolschheim and Maennolsheim to the northeast; Westhouse-Marmoutier to the southeast; and Lochwiller to the west.
Landmarks
- Chapel of Betbur
- Constructed in the twelfth century, the chapel was originally the parish church of Betbur. Betbur was destroyed during or before the German Peasants' War, and a new village was constructed nearby on the site of what is now known as Kleingœft. The chapel retained its role as a parish church, now being the parish church of Kleingœft, its cemetery being the Kleingœft village cemetery. Later a new larger church was built in the centre of Kleingœft, but the Chapel of Betbur is still open and can be visited: occasionally religious services are still celebrated in it.
