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Morschwiller | |
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 The church in Morschwiller | |
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 Location of Morschwiller | |
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| Coordinates:48°49′16″N7°37′36″E / 48.8211°N 7.6267°E /48.8211; 7.6267 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Haguenau |
| Intercommunality | CA Haguenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–2026) | Carine Steinmetz[1] |
Area 1 | 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 614 |
| • Density | 133/km2 (344/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67304 /67350 |
| Elevation | 194–302 m (636–991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Morschwiller (French pronunciation:[mɔʁʃvilɛʁ];German:Morschweiler) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
The first written reference to Morschwiller's name was in 771 A.D., when it was called Moraswilari. Other historical names for the village include: Moresheim (840), Morinsheim (870), Morswilre (1372), Morsweyler (1666), and Morschweiler/Morschwiller by the 18th and 19th centuries.[4]
Thewiller/weiler (English: hamlet) suffix of Morschwiller comes fromMiddle High Germanwīler, fromOld High Germanwīlāri, fromLatinvilla (“estate”).
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