commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lo ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administr ...
in north-eastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
Brumath
Brumath (, gsw, Bröömt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Brumath occupies the site of the Roman '' Brocomagus''.
Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in t ...
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History
In a transaction document dating from 742, the settlement is named as "Chrodoltesvillare".
In the medieval period, until 1504, the parish was administratively dependent on Wingersheim.
Landmarks
The chapel has a nave dating back to the eleventh century. A Romanesque doorway (today walled up) was originally the entrance to this ancient chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich.