Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Fessenheim

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
France

Department
  
Haut-Rhin

Canton
  
Ensisheim

Area
  
18.4 km²

Region
  
Grand Est

Arrondissement
  
Thann-Guebwiller

Intercommunality
  
Essor du Rhin

Population
  
2,097 (1999)

Fessenheim uploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons00620100

Fessenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Map of 68740 Fessenheim, France

It is known for:

  • its hydroelectric power plant on the Grand Canal d'Alsace (probably since 1959);
  • the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant next to the Grand Canal d'Alsace, the oldest in service in France since 1977;
  • a road and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine (210 m long, 7 m wide) to Hartheim in Germany since 2006;
  • the Victor Schoelcher museum, honoring the 19th Century Abolitionist Victor Schœlcher - born in Fessenheim.

    • References

    Fessenheim Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA