Country France Department Bas-Rhin Canton Bischwiller Area 17.25 km² Local time Thursday 7:07 PM | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 11,591 (1999) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France just west of the Moder River.
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Map of 67240 Bischwiller, France
Geography
The city is 7.8 kilometers (4.8 mi) southeast of Haguenau, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River (Rhin), and lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) north-northeast of Strasbourg.
The Moder river, a Rhine tributary, flows across the town. Among the other streams which cross the area can be cited the following tributaries of the Morder: the Rothbaechel, the Erlengraben and the Waschgraben. The last one is formed by the confluence of two smaller streams named Weihergraben and Schnuchgraben.
Population
Due to its large Turkish minority, Bischwiller is often dubbed "Turkwiller".
Personalities
References
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