Brumath (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[ INSEE commune file]
History
Brumath occupies the site of the Roman
Brocomagus.
Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of
Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The building was partly demolished in the Revolution.
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Geography
Brumath is located on the Zorn river, and is north of Strasbourg and south of Haguenau.
Population
Landmarks
Brumath has a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church is housed in the former castle of the Hanau-Lichtenberg family since 1804.
Transportation
Brumath is served by the Route nationale 63, linking Strasbourg to Haguenau, and by the A4 autoroute.
It has a railway station on the line linking Strasbourg and Metz.
Notable people
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George Brumder's ancestry is from Brumath as is the origin of his surname.
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Maria Christina of Saxony died in Brumath.
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The great-great-grandmother of J. K. Rowling, Salomé Schuch, lived in Brumath.
See also
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Battle of Brumath
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Bernard Schreiner (1937-2020), French politician born in Brumath
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Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
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