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Brumath (French pronunciation: ​[bʁymat], Alemannic German: Bröömt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

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Brumath
Commune
Chateau de Brumath, 1818
Coat of arms
Location of Brumath
Brumath Show map of France Brumath Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°43′58″N 7°42′33″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Intercommunality	CA Haguenau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Etienne Wolf[1]
Area 1	29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	10,081
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67067 /67170
Elevation	136–189 m (446–620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.[4] Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.[5]

Geography

Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is 17 km (11 mi) north of Strasbourg and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Haguenau.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,357	—
1975	6,888	−0.94%
1982	7,702	+1.61%
1990	8,182	+0.76%
1999	8,930	+0.98%
2007	9,825	+1.20%
2012	10,072	+0.50%
2017	9,986	−0.17%
Source: INSEE[6]

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.[5] 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

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Brumath

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[ru] Брюмат

Брюма́т (фр. Brumath) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции в регионе Гранд-Эст[1] (бывший Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия), департамент Нижний Рейн, округ Агно-Висамбур, кантон Брюмат[2]. До марта 2015 коммуна в составе кантона Брюмат административно входила в состав упразднённого округа Страсбур-Кампань.

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