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Commune in Grand Est, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morschwiller (French pronunciation: [mɔʁʃvilɛʁ]; German: Morschweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
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Morschwiller | |
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The church in Morschwiller | |
Coordinates: 48°49′16″N 7°37′36″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
Canton | Haguenau |
Intercommunality | CA Haguenau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Carine Steinmetz[1] |
Area 1 | 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 601 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67304 /67350 |
Elevation | 194–302 m (636–991 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The first written reference to Morschwiller's name was in 771 A.D., when it was called Moraswilari. Other historical names for the village include: Moresheim (840), Morinsheim (870), Morswilre (1372), Morsweyler (1666), and Morschweiler/Morschwiller by the 18th and 19th centuries.[4]
The willer/weiler (English: hamlet) suffix of Morschwiller comes from Middle High German wīler, from Old High German wīlāri, from Latin villa (“estate”).
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