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Commune in Grand Est, France
Gresswiller
Grasswiller | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Gresswiller | |
Location of Gresswiller | |
Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E / 48.5358°N 7.4314°E / 48.5358; 7.4314 | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Mutzig |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Thielen |
Area | 9.27 km (3.58 sq mi) |
Population | 1,661 |
• Density | 180/km (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67168 /67190 |
Elevation | 192–322 m (630–1,056 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gresswiller (French pronunciation: [gʁɛsvilɛʁ] ; German: Greßweiler or Gressweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography※
Adjacent communes※
Mollkirch, Rosenwiller, Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, Heiligenberg, and Mutzig.
Notable people※
Auguste Dubois, painter and engraver (1892–1973) was born at Gresswiller. Between 1920 and 1922 he worked closely with Ettore Bugatti whose automobile factory was located at nearby Molsheim.
Landmarks※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Planetaire_de_Gresswiller.jpg/300px-Planetaire_de_Gresswiller.jpg)
Unusually, Gresswiller has its own orrery.
See also※
References※
- ^ "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
- ^ The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller