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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
Commune
The town hall in Eckwersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim Show map of France Eckwersheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,344
• Density	180/km2 (470/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.

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.[4][5]

Notable people

Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[6]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

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На других языках

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- [en] Eckwersheim

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[ru] Экверсайм

Экверса́йм или Экверсгейм[1] (фр. Eckwersheim) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции в регионе Гранд-Эст[2] (бывший Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия), департамент Нижний Рейн, округ Страсбур, кантон Брюмат[3]. До марта 2015 коммуна в составе кантона Брюмат административно входила в состав упразднённого округа Страсбур-Кампань.

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