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Gerstheim (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁstaim]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]

Gerstheim
Geerschte
Commune
The Protestant church in Gerstheim
Location of Gerstheim
Gerstheim
Gerstheim
Coordinates: 48°22′59″N 7°42′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonErstein
Government
  Mayor (20212026) Julien Koegler[1]
Area
1
16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
3,449
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67154 /67150
Elevation149–157 m (489–515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Situated between the canal that links the Rhône and the Rhine, and the Rhine itself, the little village is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south of Strasbourg.


Economy


During the early twentieth century many jobs were provided by the tobacco and sugar industries. There are currently still a few employment opportunities involving agriculture and tourism in the village. There is also an EDF hydro-electric installation incorporating a lock and a road crossing on the Rhine. Some residents work in Strasbourg and many commute across the frontier to work in Germany.

One of Europe's largest theme parks positioned just across the frontier provides a large number of mainly seasonal low paid jobs.


Places to see


  • A Jewish cemetery on the edge of the town (abandoned since 1940).
  • Twelfth-century castle 'Manoir de Bancalis'.
  • Artificial island 'L'île de Gerstheim ' created 1960 as part of the EDF hydro-electric project. Small nature reserve subject to periodic flooding.

Organ


The Protestant church contains an organ built by the Wetzel brothers around 1870. In 1917 German troops requisitioned part of the instrument, but it was restored in 1926 by the Strasbourg organ builder Edmond Alexandre Roethinger. A further restoration took place in 1972.


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file



На других языках


- [en] Gerstheim

[ru] Герстайм

Герстайм (фр. Gerstheim) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции в регионе Гранд-Эст[1] (бывший Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия), департамент Нижний Рейн, округ Селеста-Эрстен, кантон Эрстен[2].



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