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Eckwersheim

Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°E / 48.6819; 7.695
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Eckwersheim
The town hall in Eckwersheim
The town hall in Eckwersheim
Coat of arms of Eckwersheim
Location of Eckwersheim
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Eckwersheim is located in France
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim is located in Grand Est
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim
Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°E / 48.6819; 7.695
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonBrumath
IntercommunalityStrasbourg Eurométropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Camille Bader
Area
1
7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,344
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67119 /67550
Elevation139–183 m (456–600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eckwersheim is a commune. It is in Grand Est in the Bas-Rhin department in northeast France. It is about 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Strasbourg.

On 14 November 2015, the a TGV train derailed while it was being tested along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed.[2]

References

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  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. "French TGV high-speed train derails near Strasbourg". BBC News. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2024-05-22.