Brumath

Brumath
Chateau de Brumath, 1818
Coat of arms
Brumath
Location within Alsace region Brumath
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Etienne Wolf
Area1	29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	9,737
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brumath, also Brumpt, is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

History

Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus. Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was destroyed in the Revolution.

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.

Landmarks

Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The vaulted basement of the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family now 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

• Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
• The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling lived in Brumath.

See also

• Battle of Brumath
• Bernard Schreiner (born 1937), French politician born in Brumath
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Brumath transmitter

References

• INSEE commune file