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Erstein

Erstein
Eerstain
Coat of arms of Erstein
Coat of arms
Erstein is located in France
Erstein
Erstein
Coordinates: 48°25′N 7°40′E / 48.42°N 7.66°E / 48.42; 7.66Coordinates: 48°25′N 7°40′E / 48.42°N 7.66°E / 48.42; 7.66
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Erstein
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays d'Erstein
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Willer
Area1 36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 9,735
 • Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Erstein (French pronunciation: ​[ɛʁʃtain]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region in France.

Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its Benedictine Abbey. An Ancient Roman village, its existence had been attested to by the Merovingian.

Erstein Street

Near Ill River

Calvaire (1746)

Old Factory



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