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Eckwersheim

Eckwersheim
Commune
The town hall in Eckwersheim
The town hall in Eckwersheim
Coat of arms of Eckwersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Eckwersheim
Map
Eckwersheim is located in France
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim is located in Grand Est
Eckwersheim
Eckwersheim
Coordinates: 48°40′55″N 7°41′42″E / 48.6819°N 7.695°E / 48.6819; 7.695
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementStrasbourg
CantonBrumath
IntercommunalityStrasbourg Eurométropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Camille Bader[1]
Area
1
7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,403
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67119 /67550
Elevation139–183 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 department in Grand 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]

Notable people

Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Accident du TGV d'Eckwersheim : pourquoi la seule catastrophe mortelle d'un train à grande vitesse en France est tombée dans l'oubli". France 3 Grand Est (in French). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  5. ^ "Henry Wolf Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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