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Neuf-Brisach
Sign in to savethumb|Layout of the fortified town Neuf-Brisach ( or , ; , , in contrast to "Old Breisach"; ) is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states. It was built after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that resulted in France losing the town of Breisach, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The town's name means New Breisach.
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Neuf-Brisach is a commune in France, situated in the Haut-Rhin department within the Upper Alsace region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Neuf-Brisach and is located in the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. The town is classified as a planned community and a star fort. Its administrative area covers 1.33 square kilometers, and it shares borders with Volgelsheim and Wolfgantzen.
The population of Neuf-Brisach is recorded as 1,973, comprising 928 males and 1,003 females. The elevation above sea level is listed as 198 meters. The commune is twinned with Breisach and Meilhan-sur-Garonne. Its official postal code is 68600, and it falls within the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Neuf-Brisach
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,249
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Neuf-Brisach
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Aerial image of Neuf-Brisach (view from the southwest).jpg
- French commune.caption
- An aerial photograph showing the layout of the town and the way it was built as a fortification
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Neuf-Brisach (68).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- French commune.canton
- Ensisheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 68231
- French commune.postal code
- 68600
- French commune.mayor
- Richard Alvarez (DVD)
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Alsace Rhin Brisach
- French commune.elevation m
- 197
- French commune.elevation min m
- 194
- French commune.elevation max m
- 198
- French commune.area km2
- 1.33
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Neuf-Brisach (68) Accueil - Neuf-Brisach
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- star fort
- Official name
- Neuf-Brisach
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Colmar
- Population
- 1895
- Area
- 1.33
- Elevation
- 196
- Capital of
- canton of Neuf-Brisach
- Shares border with
- Wolfgantzen
- Official website
- www.neuf-brisach.fr
- Image
- Aerial image of Neuf-Brisach (view from the southwest).jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Meilhan-sur-Garonne
- Commons category
- Neuf-Brisach
- Commons gallery
- Neuf-Brisach
- postal code
- 68600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ensisheim
- male population
- 928
- female population
- 1003
- P8168
- Droeshout portrait
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-72-51-68
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
The nearest train station with international connections is in Colmar, which can be reached hourly from Strasbourg, Basel, and Mulhouse.
Buses #301 and 1076 run from Colmar, schedules can be found at this page. #1076 proceeds then to Breisach, Germany.
See
300px|thumb|Belfort-gate 300px|thumb|Inside of the Belfort Gate 300px|thumb|Colmar Gate
Neuf-Brisach kept its fortress appearance. Its fortified walls are 2.5 km long and it is certainly one of the main attractions of the city. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- People
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Layout of the fortified town Neuf-Brisach ( or , ; , , in contrast to "Old Breisach"; ) is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states. It was built after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that resulted in France losing the town of Breisach, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The town's name means New Breisach.
The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of quintessential military fortifications and its testimony to the influence of Vauban on military architecture during the 17–19th centuries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neuf-Brisach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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