Neugartheim-Ittlenheim

Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
View to the Kochersberg and the memorial View to the Kochersberg and the memorial
Coat of arms of Neugartheim-Ittlenheim Coat of arms
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Location within Alsace region Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Charles Gangloff
Area1	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	395
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67228 / 67370
Elevation	163–294 m (535–965 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Neugartheim-Ittlenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

On the top of the Kochersberg stood a castle built in the 13th century. It has been destroyer three centuries later and the only relief staying is its past peripheral ditch.

On its place was built between 1794 and 1797 a semaphore tower, the second nearest station from Strasbourg (after Dingsheim's one) on the semaphore line to Paris. It was used until 1852.

Since the late 20th century, a memorial replaced this tower. Consisting of a motionless reproduction of the arms of such a tower, it can still be seen (within clear weather) from over ten kilometres, making the Kochersberg hill easily recognizable.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Community of Communes of the Kochersberg

References

• INSEE commune file