Kirrberg, Bas-Rhin

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Commune in Grand Est, France

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Location of Kirrberg

(2020–2026) Jean-Marie Blaser^[1]Area

6.35 km² (2.45 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

146 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

67241 /67320

Elevation235–332 m (771–1,089 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kirrberg (French pronunciation: [kiʁbɛʁɡ]) is a commune in the northwest of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] It lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the west of Phalsbourg.

History

The earliest surviving record, naming the village as Villa Teurino, dates from 512. The first appearance of a precursor to the present name occurs in 1501 with the name Kirpberg.

During the Thirty Years' War the village was almost entirely destroyed by fire.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file