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Grendelbruch Grandelbrüech | |
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 The town hall in Grendelbruch | |
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 Location of Grendelbruch | |
  Grendelbruch  Grendelbruch | |
| Coordinates:48°29′35″N7°19′24″E / 48.4931°N 7.3233°E /48.4931; 7.3233 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Molsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Kaes[1] |
Area 1 | 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,224 |
| • Density | 83.66/km2 (216.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67167 /67190 |
| Elevation | 399–1,031 m (1,309–3,383 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grendelbruch (French pronunciation:[gʁɛndəlbʁyʃ]ⓘ[3][4] or[gʁɛndəlbʁux][5]) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[6]
Grendelbruch is a mountain village set in the forested region to the west ofObernai.
The first surviving written mention of Grendelbruch appears in apapal bull dated November 28, 1049, whereinthe pope confirms that theAbbey of Altdorf may receive the tithes from "Grundelbac". Bac is an oldGermanic word for a brook(Modern German:Bach), and Grendelbruch is one of a number of place names formed between the fifth and eighth centuries (when Germanic dialects predominated in the region) ending in a form of this word.
Grendelbruch was liberated fromGerman occupation on November 26, 1944 by the Second Battalion of theThirtieth Infantry Regiment of theUS Army. Under the command of Lt Col Frederick R Armstrong the battalion engaged in fierce house to house fighting through the night. Significant further fighting took place in the forest surrounding the village.
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