Brumath is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Brumath occupies the site of the Roman Brocomagus.2 Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.3
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.
Population
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,357 | — |
| 1975 | 6,888 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 7,702 | +1.61% |
| 1990 | 8,182 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 8,930 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 9,825 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 10,072 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 9,986 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Landmarks
Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family since 1804.5 The vaulted basement of the castle also 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
- George Brumder's ancestry is from Brumath as is the origin of his surname.
- Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
- The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.
See also
- Battle of Brumath
- Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brumath.References
INSEE commune file https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67067-brumath ↩
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brumath" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680. /wiki/Hugh_Chisholm ↩
Base Mérimée: Château, temple, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) /wiki/Base_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e ↩
Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-67067#ancre-POP_T1 ↩
Base Mérimée: Château, temple, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) /wiki/Base_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e ↩