Eckwersheim
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°ECoordinates: 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 | Urban Community of Strasbourg | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Doris Hahn | |
| Area1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,449 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67119 /67550 | |
| Elevation | 139–183 m (456–600 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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. 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. At least ten people were killed after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.
Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.
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