Rosenau ( or ; ) is a
commune in the
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (); Alsatian: ''Owerelsà ss'' or '; , . is a department in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine; its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less pop ...
department in
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...
in north-eastern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
Geography
Nearby cities and towns of the commune are Saint-Louis, Bartenheim, Blotzheim and Buschwiller
History
in 1932 the first hydroelectric power station between the boundaries of Rosenau and Kemps was commissioned by President Lebrun
On 19 November 1944, French Lieutenant Jean de Loisy's tank detachment arrived at the Rhine in Rosenau was the first army to arrive at the Rhine at Rosenau.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 366 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haut-Rhin.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Official site
Communes of Haut-Rhin
{{HautRhin-geo-stub