Rittershoffen
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Rittershoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The commune was the scene of fierce fighting during Operation Nordwind in January 1945.
Rittershoffen
Ritterschoffe | |
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The town hall in Rittershoffen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rittershoffen | |
  Rittershoffen  Rittershoffen | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′15″N 7°57′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wissembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Weigel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 928 |
| • Density | 76.5/km2 (198/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67404 /67690 |
| Elevation | 120–179 m (394–587 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
