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Country
  
France

Department
  
Bas-Rhin

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
4.59 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:59 AM

Region
  
Grand Est

Canton
  
Bouxwiller

INSEE/Postal code
  
67253 /67520

Population
  
631 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Saverne

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 78% Humidity

Kuttolsheim (German: Küttolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Map of Kuttolsheim, France

It has been built along an old Roman road leading from Strasbourg to Saverne.

Geography

Saverne is approximately twelve kilometres (seven kilometres) to the north-west while Strasbourg is approximately twenty-five kilometres (fifteen miles) to the east. The twentieth century route nationale connecting the two avoids Kuttolsheim but passes through Marlenheim, a short distance to the south.

Landmarks

  • Sainte-Barbe chapel: classified as a historic monument; the tower has been built in the 13th century near a sultry spring, probably on the place of an elder sanctuary. The nave dates from the seventeenth century.
  • Schwefelsee (sulfur lake): known since the Roman era, its water was then piped to Strasbourg. The lake is a small natural water retain at the outlet of the Souffel's spring. The spring's rate of flow reaches 17 litres per second, its temperature is constant (about 12-13 °C) and therefore the lake never freezes. The sulfur content of the water allowed it to be used since the Roman era until the 1950s in thermae : its curative properties were mostly used to cure skin diseases. The lake also served as a horse bath (als: Rosschwemm) : a mild slope allows them to quietly go into water.
  • Saint-Jacques-le-majeur church: the choir tower, built by the architect Bernach in the 12th century, is classified as a historic monument. The present choir and nave have been rebuilt in 1865 after a fire.
  • Buddhist temple: Since 1978, Kuttolsheim is one of the four places in Alsace where a Buddhist centre can be found. Since it is the European Institute of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama went there many times.

    • References

    Kuttolsheim Wikipedia
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