Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin

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Commune
The church and surroundings in Bouxwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Bouxwiller
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Coordinates: 48°49′34″N 7°29′01″E / 48.8261°N 7.4836°E / 48.8261; 7.4836
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Michel[1]
Area 1	25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,712
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67061 /67330
Elevation	177–322 m (581–1,056 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouxwiller (French pronunciation: [buksvilɛʁ] ^ⓘ;^[3] German: Buchsweiler, [ˈbʊksˌvaɪ̯lɐ]; Alemannic German: Buxwiller, or Busswiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, northeastern France. Likely meaning "Bucco's land", Bouxwiller is the capital of the Bouxwiller canton and is located within the Saverne arrondissement about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Strasbourg.

The earliest known mention of Bouxwiller dates to 724 AD. In the 13th century, the town came into possession of the Lichtenberg family, who constructed the Château de Bouxwiller here in the early 14th century. Bouxwiller was the capital of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg, and residence of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, throughout its existence from 1480 to 1736. The Château de Bouxwiller was pillaged during the French Revolution and its remnants were gone by the early 19th century. In 1973, the villages of Griesbach-le-Bastberg, Imbsheim, and Riedheim were incorporated into the commune of Bouxwiller.