Erstein

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Erstein Eerstain
Commune
The town hall in Erstein
Coat of arms
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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	CC Canton d'Erstein
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Andreu Sanchez[1]
Area 1	36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	10,621
• Density	290/km2 (760/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]; Alemmannic: Eerstain) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.

History[]

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.

Demographics[]

Twin towns[]

• Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
• São João de Loure

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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[]

• 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[]

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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