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Kilstett

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Bas-Rhin

Canton
  
Brumath

Area
  
6.9 km²

Region
  
Grand Est

Arrondissement
  
Haguenau-Wissembourg

Population (2006)
  
2,280

Local time
  
Monday 11:25 PM

Kilstett

Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 76% Humidity

Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Contents

Map of Kilstett, France

Inhabitants are known as Kilstettois.

Geography

Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometrees (nine miles) to the north of Strasbourg.

It has its own stop on the little railway line that connects Strasbourg with the German frontier town of Lauterbourg, and is approximately three kilometres (two miles) to the east of Junction 50 on the Autoroute A35, which is the principal north-south highway in Alsace.

History

In January 1945, a German counter-offensive intended to reconquer Strasbourg was stopped at the Battle of Kilstett.

References

Kilstett Wikipedia