Krautwiller

Krautwiller Krütwiller
Coat of arms
Krautwiller
Location within Grand Est region  Krautwiller
Coordinates: 48°44′18″N 7°41′11″E / 48.7383°N 7.6864°ECoordinates: 48°44′18″N 7°41′11″E / 48.7383°N 7.6864°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2005–2008)	Paul Nolte
Area^1	1.48 km^2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	194
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	67249 / 67170
Elevation	143–150 m (469–492 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Krautwiller (German: Krautweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Krautwiller is positioned close to Brumath.

History

In a transaction document dating from 742, the settlement is named as "Chrodoltesvillare".

In the medieval period, until 1504, the parish was administratively dependent on Wingersheim.

Landmarks

The chapel has a nave dating back to the eleventh century. A Romanesque doorway (today walled up) was originally the entrance to this ancient chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file