Gresswiller
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Gresswiller
Grasswiller | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Gresswiller | |
Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E / 48.5358°N 7.4314°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Mutzig |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Thielen[1] |
Area 1 | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,661 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67168 /67190 |
Elevation | 192–322 m (630–1,056 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gresswiller (French pronunciation: [gʁɛsvilɛʁ] ; German: Greßweiler or Gressweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Adjacent communes
[edit]Mollkirch, Rosenwiller, Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, Heiligenberg, and Mutzig.
Notable people
[edit]Auguste Dubois, painter and engraver (1892–1973) was born at Gresswiller. Between 1920 and 1922 he worked closely with Ettore Bugatti whose automobile factory was located at nearby Molsheim.
Landmarks
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Unusually, Gresswiller has its own orrery.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller
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