Eckwersheim
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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Brumath | |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Strasbourg | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Doris Hahn | |
| Area1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,449 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67119 / 67550 | |
| Elevation | 139–183 m (456–600 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is around Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). north of Strasbourg.
On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. At least ten people were killed after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.[1][2]
Notable people
Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[3]
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