Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim | |
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![]() The town hall in Eckwersheim | |
Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
Canton | Brumath |
Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Camille Bader[1] |
Area 1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,403 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67119 /67550 |
Elevation | 139–183 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, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It is around 11 km (7 mi) north of Strasbourg.
On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed and 42 others were injured after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.[4]
Notable people
[edit]Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Accident du TGV d'Eckwersheim : pourquoi la seule catastrophe mortelle d'un train à grande vitesse en France est tombée dans l'oubli". France 3 Grand Est (in French). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Henry Wolf Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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