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Part of Porte du Ried in Grand Est, France Part of Porte du Ried in Grand Est, France
Holtzwihr
Part of Porte du Ried
Coat of arms of HoltzwihrCoat of arms
Location of Holtzwihr
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Coordinates: 48°06′47″N 7°25′17″E / 48.1131°N 7.4214°E / 48.1131; 7.4214
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonColmar-2
CommunePorte du Ried
Area6.45 km (2.49 sq mi)
Population1,436
 • Density220/km (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code68320
Elevation180–186 m (591–610 ft)
(avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Holtzwihr (French pronunciation: [ɔltsviʁ]; German: Holzweier; Alsatian: Holzwihr) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Porte du Ried. It was also the location of the World War II Battle of Holtzwihr on January 26, 1945, during which US Army Second Lieutenant Audie Murphy of the 3rd Infantry Division, almost single-handedly cut down an advancing German unit, earning the Medal of Honor.

It also has a road named after Audie Murphy, Rue Audie Murphy (see Google Maps).

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. Arrêté 17 December 2015 (in French)
  3. Google maps



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