Holtzwihr

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.^[2] 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.

Holtzwihr
Part of Porte du Ried
Coat of arms
Location of Holtzwihr
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Coordinates: 48°06′47″N 7°25′17″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Colmar-2
Commune	Porte du Ried
Area 1	6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,508
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	68320
Elevation	180–186 m (591–610 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It also has a road named after Audie Murphy, Rue Audie Murphy (see Google Maps).^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département