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Population:
- 1790: 420
- 1851: 870
- 1905: 880
- 1936: 816
- 1990: 1,078
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 25%
- Lutheran: 72%
- Calvinist: 2%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 3 place de la Mairie, 67230 Obenheim
- Bibliography:
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Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Breitenwasen
Population:
- 1792: 1,581
- 1851: 1,569
- 1905: 1,365
- 1936: 1,215
- 1990: 2,193
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 15%
- Lutheran: 78%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 5%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67110 Oberbronn
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
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Variants:
Brucken,
Bruckh,
Oberbrucken,
Oberpruggen,
Pruggen
Population:
- 1806: 425
- 1851: 628
- 1905: 509
- 1936: 508
- 1990: 462
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
- Bibliography:
- Patrimoine Doller, the bulletin of the Société
d'Histoire de la Vallée de Masevaux, publishes articles on Oberbruck. (The coat of arms depicted above is reproduced from the back cover of issue no. 2, 1992.)
Information on this journal can be obtained from the
secrétaire-correspondant:
M. Jean-Marie Ehret, 8 place de la Mairie, 68290 Oberbruck
- Two volumes of postcard views of this valley, compiled by Jean-Marie Ehret, Monique and Georges Redhaber, Bernard Sutter and Daniel Willmé, have been published by the Centre de Ressources des Vosges du Sud: La vallée de Masevaux à l'orée du siècle (1894-1914) (1995) and La vallée de Masevaux 1914-1918 (1997). Information can be obtained from:
M. Armand Laurent, 1 rue du Buhl, 68290 Dolleren
- Web resources:
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Variant: Oberdorff, Obersdorff
Population:
- 1789: 431
- 1851: 504
- 1905: 537
- 1936: 462
- 1990: 513
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 79%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 20%
Miscellaneous:
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German: Oberdorf [Unter-Elsaß]
Population:
- 1792: 226
- 1851: 295
- 1905: 235
- 1936: 206
- 1990: 349
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic:
- Lutheran: 99%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 23 rue de l'Église, 67360 Oberdorf-Spachbach
- Bibliography:
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German: Oberenzen
Population:
- 1790: 362
- 1851: 602
- 1905: 481
- 1936: 408
- 1990: 536
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Latin: Hasela
Population:
- 1791: 590
- 1851: 1,024
- 1905: 965
- 1936: 1,014
- 1990: 1,333
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 96%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist: 3%
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Population:
- 1791: 290
- 1851: 515
- 1905: 998
- 1936: 969
- 1990: 3,020
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic:
- Lutheran: 100%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 88 route de Saverne, 67205 Oberhausbergen
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
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Population:
- 1790: 997
- 1851: 1,501
- 1905: 1,054
- 1936: 973
- 1990: 1,071
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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German: Oberhofen
Population:
- 1792: 216
- 1851: 189
- 1905: 116
- 1936: 107
- 1990: 201
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: <1%
- Lutheran: 25%
- Calvinist: 74%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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German: Oberhofen
Population:
- 1792: 540
- 1851: 1,350
- 1905: 2,183
- 1936: 2,188
- 1990: 2,930
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: <1%
- Lutheran: 98%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 1 place de l'Église, 67240 Oberhoffen-sur-Moder
- Bibliography:
Geschichte und Geschichten von Oberhoffen, by M. Heinrich (Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, 1974)
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Population:
- 1789: 252
- 1851: 335
- 1905: 229
- 1936: 175
- 1990: 146
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 97%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist: 2%
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Population:
- 1792: 649
- 1851: 759
- 1905: 500
- 1936: 433
- 1990: 396
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 93%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist: <1%
- Jewish: 6%
Miscellaneous:
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Formed by the merger 30 December 1973 of the communities of Obermodern (variants: Obermoderen, Obermotheren, Obermottern) and Zutzendorf. This new community was initially called Modern.
Population:
- 1792: 637 (Obermodern), 600 (Zutzendorf)
- 1851: 931 (Obermodern), 758 (Zutzendorf)
- 1905: 1,133 (Obermodern), 641 (Zutzendorf)
- 1936: 914 (Obermodern), 557 (Zutzendorf)
- 1990: 1,395
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: <1% (Zutzendorf)
- Lutheran: 100% (Obermodern), 98% (Zutzendorf)
- Calvinist: <1% (Zutzendorf)
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 54 rue de la Moder, 67330 Obermodern-Zutzendorf
- Bibliography:
Obermodern: Chronik einer unterelsässischen Landgemeinde, by Willy Guggenbühl (Saverne: Imprimerie Savernoise, 1948)
- Web resources:
Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for Zutzendorf and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
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German: Obermorschweier
Variant: Obermorschwir
Population:
- 1790: 333
- 1851: 408
- 1905: 432
- 1936: 555
- 1990: 354
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 2 place de la République, 68420 Obermorschwihr
- Bibliography:
Canton de Wintzenheim, Haut-Rhin, by Marie-Philippe Scheurer, photographs by Claude Menninger (Strasbourg: Imag'in l'édition, 2000), ISBN 2913302149, no. 3 in the series Patrimoine d'Alsace, published as part of the Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France
- Web resources:
Obermorschwihr information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/colmar/wintzenheim/obermorschwihr/page1/index.fr.vhtml
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German: Obermorschweiler
Population:
- 1789: 304
- 1851: 488
- 1905: 356
- 1936: 290
- 1990: 368
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Latin: Obernacum
German: Oberehnheim
Variant: Ober-Ehnheim
Population:
- 1790: 6,390
- 1851: 5,356
- 1905: 3,936
- 1936: 4,094
- 1990: 9,610
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 96%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 2%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, place du Marché, 67210 Obernai
- Bibliography:
The Annuaire of the Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Dambach-la-Ville, Barr, Obernai publishes articles on the history of this area. For information write to:
rue de la Binn, 67140 Barr
- Web resources:
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German: Oberrödern
Variant: Oberrederen
Between 1746 and 1766 Oberroedern, together with Aschbach
and Stundwiller, formed part of the community
of
Obergericht. These three communities were again merged 17 June 1974 under the
name Stundwiller, and later separated once again into independent communities.
Population:
- 1792: 525
- 1851: 697
- 1905: 508
- 1936: 699
- 1990: 474
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 16 rue Principale, 67250 Oberroedern
- Bibliography:
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Population:
- 1790: 436
- 1851: 784
- 1905: 471
- 1936: 463
- 1990: 706
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 22 rue du Maréchal Leclerc, 68600 Obersaasheim
- Bibliography:
Page d'histoire à Obersaasheim, by Béatrice and Gilles Bataille-Winterhalter; an order form for this book can be found at
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/winterhalter/Souscription.htm
- Web resources:
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German: Oberschäffolsheim
Population:
- 1791: 684
- 1851: 1,016
- 1905: 1,057
- 1936: 1,202
- 1990: 2,037
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 88%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 10%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue de l'Église, 67203 Oberschaeffolsheim
- Bibliography:
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German: Obersulzbach [Unter-Elsaß]
Population:
- 1792: 321
- 1851: 444
- 1905: 439
- 1936: 386
- 1990: 378
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 2%
- Lutheran: 97%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 20 rue Principale, 67330 Obersoultzbach
- Bibliography:
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When Obersteinbach first became part of France in 1793 it was in the département de la Moselle (in Lorraine). After a brief return to German control (1814-1825), it became part of the département du Bas-Rhin (in Alsace).
Population:
- 1820: 553
- 1851: 639
- 1905: 438
- 1936: 353
- 1990: 199
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 76%
- Lutheran: 23%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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German: Odern
Population:
- 1806: 1,225
- 1851: 1,878
- 1905: 1,475
- 1936: 1,269
- 1990: 1,340
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist: <1%
- Jewish: <1%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 50 Grand'Rue, 68830 Oderen
- Bibliography:
- Krüth und das obere Thurtal, by Aimé Behra (Mulhouse: Alsatia, 1937)
- La haute vallée de la Thur (Ingersheim: SAEP, 1981)
- The Cercle Cartophile de Thann et de la Vallée de la Thur published two volumes of postcard views of this valley (1990, 1992), called La vallée de la Thur à la belle époque de la carte postale.
- Web resources:
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Population:
- 1792: 425
- 1851: 508
- 1905: 371
- 1936: 270
- 1990: 347
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 59%
- Lutheran: 1%
- Calvinist: 39%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 6 rue de l'Église, 67520 Odratzheim
- Bibliography:
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Population:
- 1794: 602
- 1851: 1,079
- 1905: 1,047
- 1936: 1,037
- 1990: 1,315
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 64%
- Lutheran: 31%
- Calvinist: 4%
- Anabaptist: <1%
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Population:
- 1790: 280
- 1851: 510
- 1906: 535
- 1936: 857
- 1990: 4,213
Religious composition in 1804:
- Catholic: 99%
- Protestant: <1%
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 96 rue Aristide Briand, 90300 Offemont
- Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation publishes articles on the history of the Territoire de Belfort. Information on this journal can be obtained by writing to:
BP 773, 90020 Belfort Cedex
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Population:
- 1792: 776
- 1851: 1,464
- 1905: 1,168
- 1936: 1,629
- 1990: 1,640
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 91%
- Lutheran: 7%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: <1%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67850 Offendorf
- Bibliography:
- Die Aemter Offendorf und Bischweiler und die drei Dörfer Kaltenhausen, Schirrhein und Schirrhofen: eine geschichtliche Studie, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1907)
- Geschichte der Gemeinde Offendorf und der zum Teil im Bann gelegenen ehemaligen Dörfer Neukirch und Gugelingen sowie des Pfeilhofs, by A. Kocher (Strasbourg, 1910)
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German: Offweiler
Population:
- 1792: 727
- 1851: 1,055
- 1905: 891
- 1936: 816
- 1990: 882
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 1%
- Lutheran: 94%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 3%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue des Écoles, 67340 Offwiller
- Bibliography:
Niederbronn-les-Bains et son canton, by Jeannie Del Grande and Pascal Prévost-Bouré (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842532260, in the series Mémoire en images
- Web resources:
Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church marriage records for this community and is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
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Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Keffendorf
Population:
- 1792: 667
- 1851: 910
- 1905: 857
- 1936: 827
- 1990: 1,177
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue Principale, 67590 Ohlungen
- Bibliography:
Ohlungen-Keffendorf: haut-lieu du courage et de la solidarité, under the direction of Joseph Ehrhard (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1997), ISBN 284208022X
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Population:
- 1790: 600
- 1851: 952
- 1905: 905
- 1936: 725
- 1990: 629
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 67390 Ohnenheim
- Bibliography:
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German: Oltingen
Population:
- 1789: 635
- 1851: 846
- 1905: 702
- 1936: 746
- 1990: 711
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 18 place Saint-Martin, 68480 Oltingue
- Bibliography:
Le canton de Ferrette, by Geneviève Grimler (Joué-lès-Tours: A. Sutton, 1999), ISBN 2842534158, in the series Mémoire en images
- Web resources:
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Population:
- 1792: 368
- 1851: 456
- 1905: 390
- 1936: 318
- 1990: 346
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 17%
- Lutheran: 82%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 3 place des Tilleuls, 67170 Olwisheim
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
Jean-Paul Kaminske has abstracted the church records for this community and integrated the information to create family cards. He is willing to provide photocopies. For more information visit his site: http://mapage.noos.fr/jpkam
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German: Urbeis
Variant: Urbis
Lieux-dits, hameaux, écarts: Pairis (Latin: Parisiense monasterium, Parisium, Baris)
Population:
- 1790: 3,635
- 1851: 5,556
- 1905: 4,512
- 1936: 3,869
- 1990: 3,282
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: <1%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 48 rue Charles de Gaulle, 68370 Orbey
- Bibliography:
The Bulletin of the Société d'Histoire du Canton de Lapoutroie Val d'Orbey publishes articles on the history of this area. For information write to:
Fondation Lefébure, 50 rue Charles de Gaulle, 68370 Orbey
- Web resources:
Orbey information from the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles, http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages/F-68/ribeauville/lapoutroie/orbey/page1/index.fr.vhtml
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German: Orschweier
Variants: Orschwir
Population:
- 1790: 1,020
- 1851: 1,358
- 1905: 1,154
- 1936: 885
- 1990: 849
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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German: Orschweiler
Population:
- 1791: 588
- 1851: 997
- 1905: 745
- 1936: 528
- 1990: 562
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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Population:
- 1793: 645
- 1851: 737
- 1905: 592
- 1936: 512
- 1990: 811
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue des Bois, 68570 Osenbach
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
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Population:
- 1790: 750
- 1851: 1,706
- 1905: 1,155
- 1936: 1,029
- 1990: 1,335
Religious composition in 1851:
- Catholic: 38%
- Lutheran: 59%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist: 1%
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, rue des Écoles, 68150 Ostheim
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
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German: Osthofen
Population:
- 1791: 594
- 1851: 793
- 1905: 607
- 1936: 473
- 1990: 573
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 89%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 10%
Miscellaneous:
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German: Osthausen
Population:
- 1790: 534
- 1851: 836
- 1905: 848
- 1936: 725
- 1990: 884
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 84%
- Lutheran: 4%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 11%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 26 rue du Château, 67150 Osthouse
- Bibliography:
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Population:
- 1791: 541
- 1851: 1,053
- 1905: 1,575
- 1936: 3,038
- 1990: 10,197
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 97%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 1%
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue du Général Leclerc, 67540 Ostwald
- Bibliography:
Ostwald: Illwickersheim zu Sankt Oswald [Ostwald à travers les siècles], preface by Jean Truttmann (Strasbourg: Coprur, 1999), ISBN 2842080513
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Population:
- 1792: 353
- 1851: 518
- 1905: 478
- 1936: 432
- 1990: 759
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 7 rue du Cimetière, 67700 Ottersthal
- Bibliography:
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German: Ottersweiler
Population:
- 1792: 533
- 1851: 823
- 1905: 716
- 1936: 628
- 1990: 1,147
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 100%
- Lutheran:
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 1 rue Principale, 67700 Otterswiller
- Bibliography:
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Population:
- 1789: 731
- 1851: 1,051
- 1905: 730
- 1936: 646
- 1990: 1,897
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 99%
- Lutheran: <1%
- Calvinist: <1%
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 20 rue du Général de Gaulle, 68490 Ottmarsheim
- Bibliography:
Alsace romane, by Robert Will, with abridged translation into English by Paul Veyriras and Michaël Z.L. Issacharoff (La Pierre-Qui-Vire: l'Atelier du Coeur-Meurtry, 1965), no. 22 in the collection La nuit des temps and a special number of the quarterly art journal Zodiaque, includes histories, floor plans and photographs of the Romanesque churches in Epfig, Eschau, Marmoutier, Murbach, Ottmarsheim and Rosheim
- Web resources:
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Formed by the merger in 1858 of the communities of Ottrott-le-Bas and Ottrott-le-Haut.
Population:
- 1790: 835 (Ottrott-le-Bas), 614 (Ottrott-le-Haut)
- 1851: 1,877
- 1905: 1,459
- 1936: 1,183
- 1990: 1,501
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic: 83% (Ottrott-le-Bas), 100% (Ottrott-le-Haut)
- Lutheran: 1% (Ottrott-le-Bas)
- Calvinist: <1% (Ottrott-le-Bas)
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish: 14% (Ottrott-le-Bas)
Miscellaneous:
- City Hall:
Mairie, 46 rue Principale, 67530 Ottrott
- Bibliography:
- Web resources:
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German: Ottweiler
Population:
- 1794: 183
- 1851: 315
- 1905: 372
- 1936: 263
- 1990: 243
Religious composition in 1807:
- Catholic:
- Lutheran: 100%
- Calvinist:
- Anabaptist:
- Jewish:
Miscellaneous:
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