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Gresswiller (French pronunciation: [gʁɛsvilɛʁ] ; German: Greßweiler or Gressweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]
Gresswiller
Grasswiller | |
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Commune | |
 The town hall in Gresswiller | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gresswiller  | |
  Gresswiller  Gresswiller | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E / 48.5358°N 7.4314°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Thielen[1] |
Area 1 | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,661 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67168 /67190 |
| Elevation | 192–322 m (630–1,056 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAdjacent communes
editMollkirch, Rosenwiller, Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, Heiligenberg, and Mutzig.
Notable people
editAuguste Dubois, painter and engraver (1892–1973) was born at Gresswiller. Between 1920 and 1922 he worked closely with Ettore Bugatti whose automobile factory was located at nearby Molsheim.
Landmarks
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller
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