Ottrott
Sign in to saveOttrott () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards in and around Ottrott produce the red Rouge d'Ottrott, a geographical denomination within the registered designation of origin Alsace AOC.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ottrott
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ottrott Rathsamhausen.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Rathsamhausen castle
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ottrott 67.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Molsheim
- French commune.canton
- Molsheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 67368
- French commune.postal code
- 67530
- French commune.mayor
- Claude Deybach
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 230
- French commune.elevation max m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ottrott
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Molsheim
- Population
- +1620
- Area
- +28.89
- Elevation
- +647
- Shares border with
- Saint-Nabor
- Official website
- www.ottrott.fr
- Image
- Ottrott depuis Mont Sainte-Odile.JPG
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- Geography
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Ottrott () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards in and around Ottrott produce the red Rouge d'Ottrott, a geographical denomination within the registered designation of origin Alsace AOC.
==History== The village was first mentioned in 1059, in Latin in the ordnance survey of Heinrich IV. The area rose to prominence in the 13th century when a number of castles were built. Many such as Château du Birkenfels stand but are in ruins today. Château du Birkenfels was built by Burkhard Berger, a vassal of the bishop of Strasbourg. The castle's position allowed surveillance of the old Roman road running from Mont Sainte-Odile to Champ du Feu and the valley of the Bruche.