Uttenhoffen

Uttenhoffen
Coat of arms
Uttenhoffen
Location within Alsace region Uttenhoffen
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Reichshoffen
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Albert Jost
Area1	1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	181
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67502 / 67110
Elevation	164–250 m (538–820 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.

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

History

Finds from the Neolithic Age and the Hallstatt culture period are as attested as the settlement in Roman times. After introduction of the Reformation in the 16th Century Uttenhoffen had until the 18th century a simultaneous church. Around 1790 it was fortified. On 1st of December 1793 the near winter camp of Major General Stephan Bernhard Keglevich and his private Serbian soldiers was attacked by surprise. 7 days later on the 8th of December 1793 Madame du Barry was executed for treason.

Extras

The church has on each side three arched windows and the tower of the church is designed in the framework construction.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file