Commune of Bas-Rhin, Lauterbourg takes place in the region Grand-Est, in Alsace. Borderline of Germany, it is the most oriental city of mainland France and is located not far from Haguenau.
Located between forest and river, the city of Lauterbourg is still known today for being the theater of a battle between the republican troops and the Prussian troops in 1793. Ancient, it is occupied since the Gallo-Roman period, and Became the seat of bailiwick in the thirteenth century. Strongly destroyed between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it knew a German period before returning to the bosom of France in the twentieth century. Now, this small Alsatian town is especially appreciated for its architectural and natural heritage, as well as for its proximity to the most beautiful tourist sites of this part of the Great East.
