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Erstein

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Country
  
Department
  
Bas-Rhin

Canton
  
Erstein

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:23 PM

Region
  
Arrondissement
  
Sélestat-Erstein

Area
  
36.22 km²

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Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes du pays d'Erstein

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 72% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Rhine, Musée Würth France Er, Ill, Maison du Patrimoine ‑ Etappen

Erstein ([ɛʁʃtain]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region in France.

Contents

Map of 67150 Erstein, France

History

Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its Benedictine Abbey. An Ancient Roman village, its existence had been attested to by the Merovingian.

Twin towns

  • Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
  • São João de Loure
  • People

  • Laure Diebold, (1915–1965), Compagnon de la Libération, was born in Erstein
  • François-Joseph d'Offenstein (1760–1837) French general, was born in Erstein
  • References

    Erstein Wikipedia