Neugartheim-Ittlenheim

Neugartheim-Ittlenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Commune
View to the Kochersberg and the memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Coordinates: 48°39′19″N 7°32′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonBouxwiller
IntercommunalityCC Kochersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélie Dyeul[1]
Area
1
4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
795
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67228 /67370
Elevation163–294 m (535–965 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On the top of the Kochersberg stood a castle built in the 13th century. It has been destroyer three centuries later and the only relief staying is its past peripheral ditch.

On its place was built between 1794 and 1797 a semaphore tower, the second nearest station from Strasbourg (after Dingsheim's one) on the semaphore line to Paris. It was used until 1852.

Since the late 20th century, a memorial replaced this tower. Consisting of a motionless reproduction of the arms of such a tower, it can still be seen (within clear weather) from over ten kilometres, making the Kochersberg hill easily recognizable.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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