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Commune in Grand Est, France
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| Coordinates: 48°32′N 7°28′E / 48.54°N 7.46°E / 48.54; 7.46 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Schickelé[1] |
| Area1 | 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,094 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67313 /67190 |
| Elevation | 180–397 m (591–1,302 ft) (avg. 193 m or 633 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mutzig (French pronunciation: [mytsik][3] or [mutsik];[4] German: Mützig) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, in north-eastern France.[5] The commune of Mutzig is located at the entrance of the Bruche river valley, on the Route des Vins d'Alsace.
Evidences of human activities can be traced back to the Paleolithic era with the recent discovery of Neanderthal artifacts. The town Mutzig was first mentioned in the 10th century. It became part of the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg in 1308.[6]
In the 19th century, several industries were established in Mutzig among which a weapon manufactory on the grounds of the former castle of the Cardinal de Rohan. In 1893, when Alsace was part of the German Empire, Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the construction of a fort, the Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II, north of the town, as well as military barracks to defend Strasbourg against a potential French invasion.
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,703 | — |
| 1975 | 3,891 | +0.71% |
| 1982 | 4,174 | +1.01% |
| 1990 | 4,552 | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 5,584 | +2.30% |
| 2007 | 5,924 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 5,820 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 6,011 | +0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[7] |
City gate.
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par M". elsasser.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Il y a 75 ans, les villes de Mutzig et Molsheim libérées, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-03-26
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ History of Mutzig (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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