Lauterbourg
Lauterbourg (French pronunciation: [lotɛʁbuʁ] or [lautəʁbuʁ]; German: Lauterburg) (historically in English: Lauterburgh) is a commune and Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. Situated on the German border and not far from the German city of Karlsruhe, it is the easternmost commune in Metropolitan France (excluding the island of Corsica). The German town across the border is Neulauterburg.
Lauterbourg
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Railway station with German train | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lauterbourg | |
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| Coordinates: 48°58′34″N 8°10′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wissembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Fetsch |
| Area 1 | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,339 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67261 /67630 |
| Elevation | 104–129 m (341–423 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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