Erstein
Eerstain | |
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The town hall in Erstein | |
Coordinates: 48°25′N 7°40′E / 48.42°N 7.66°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
Canton | Erstein |
Intercommunality | CC Canton d'Erstein |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Benoît Dintrich[1] |
Area 1 | 36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,887 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67130 /67150 |
Elevation | 147–157 m (482–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Erstein (German pronunciation: [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯n], French: [ɛʁʃtajn] ; Alemannic: Eerstain) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.[3]
History
[edit]An important necropolis from the Merovingian era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.[4]
Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its canonesses monastery, founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.[5]
Demographics
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
Twin towns
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Erstein Street
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Near Ill River
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Calvaire (1746)
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Old Factory
People
[edit]- Laure Diebold, (1915–1965), Compagnon de la Libération, was born in Erstein
- François-Joseph d'Offenstein (1760–1837) French general, was born in Erstein
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Médard, Fabienne (2006). "La nécropole mérovingienne d'Erstein (Bas-Rhin) : étude des textiles minéralisés au contact des fibules". Revue archéologique de l'Est. 55.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Abbaye de chanoinesses Sainte-Cécile, Saint-Sixte, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Erstein, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE