Rosenau, Haut-Rhin

Rosenau (French pronunciation: [ʁozno] or French pronunciation: [ʁozənau];^[3] Alsatian: Rosenöi) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Rosenau
Commune
The town hall in Rosenau
Coat of arms
Location of Rosenau
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Coordinates: 47°38′16″N 7°32′11″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Saint-Louis
Intercommunality	Saint-Louis Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Litzler[1]
Area 1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,388
• Density	369/km2 (956/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68286 /68128
Elevation	226–247 m (741–810 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Nearby cities and towns of the commune are Saint-Louis, Bartenheim, Blotzheim and Buschwiller^[4]

History

in 1932 the first hydroelectric power station between the boundaries of Rosenau and Kemps was commissioned by President Lebrun^[5]

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.^[6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	673	—
1975	1,031	+6.28%
1982	1,591	+6.39%
1990	1,501	−0.73%
1999	1,840	+2.29%
2007	1,988	+0.97%
2012	2,223	+2.26%
2017	2,374	+1.32%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department