Eckwersheim

Summary

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.

Eckwersheim
The town hall in Eckwersheim
The town hall in Eckwersheim
Coat of arms of Eckwersheim
Location of Eckwersheim
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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[1]
Area
1
7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,403
 • Density190/km2 (490/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.

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Henry Wolf Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved 16 January 2013.