Birkenwald
Sign in to saveBirkenwald (Alsatian: Bìrikewàld) is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sommerau.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Birkenwald
- French commune.native name
- Bírikewàld
- French commune.image
- Mairie Birkenwald.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Birkenwald Bas-Rhin.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saverne
- French commune.canton
- Saverne
- French commune.INSEE
- 67041
- French commune.postal code
- 67440
- French commune.commune
- Sommerau
- French commune.elevation min m
- 258
- French commune.elevation max m
- 432
- French commune.area km2
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Birkenwald
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saverne
- Population
- +319
- Area
- +5.12
- Elevation
- +432
- Shares border with
- Salenthal
- Image
- Mairie Birkenwald.JPG
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- P1366
- Sommerau
- P7938
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Birkenwald (Alsatian: Bìrikewàld) is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sommerau.
==Geography== Birkenwald is located at the foot of Vosges Mountains, in the small valley formed by Sommerau river, that feeds the Mossig. It limits with Dimbsthal and Salenthal at northeast, Allenwiller at east, Wangenbourg-Engenthal at southwest and Hengwiller at northeast. The landscape in the south of the commune is mostly dominated by forests. Other areas surrounding it are covered by meadows and fruit trees, located in an inhabited area.