Brumath
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Brumath
|commune status = Commune
|image = Chateau de Brumath 1818 Jean Nicolas.jpg
|caption = Chateau de Brumath, 1818
|image coat of arms = Blason Brumath.svg
|arrondissement = Haguenau-Wissembourg
|canton = Brumath
|INSEE = 67067
|postal code = 67170
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Haguenau
|coordinates = {{coord|48.7328|7.7092|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 136
|elevation max m = 189
|area km2 = 29.54
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Brumath ({{IPA|fr|bʁymat|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Mathieu Kappler-Brumath.wav}}; {{langx|gsw-FR|Bröömt}}) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67067-brumath INSEE commune file]
History
Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Brumath|volume=4|page=680}}
Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.
Geography
Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Strasbourg and {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Haguenau.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-67067#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |7357
|1975 |6888
|1982 |7702
|1990 |8182
|1999 |8930
|2007 |9825
|2012 |10072
|2017 |9986
}}
Landmarks
Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family since 1804.{{Base Mérimée|IA00119197|Château, temple}} The vaulted basement of the castle also houses the Musée archéologique, displaying findings made in and around the ancient Roman town of Brocomagus.
Transportation
Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute.
It has a railway station on the line linking Strasbourg and Metz.
Notable people
- George Brumder's ancestry is from Brumath as is the origin of his surname.
- Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
- The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.
See also
- Battle of Brumath
- Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Brumath}}
- [https://www.brumath.fr/ Official website]
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Category:Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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