Eckwersheim
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The town hall in Eckwersheim
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Eckwersheim  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°E / 48.6819; 7.695 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Camille Bader[1] |
| Area
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| 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
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| 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 departmentinGrand 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]
Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[5]
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