Gresswiller
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Commune | |
 The town hall in Gresswiller | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gresswiller  | |
  Gresswiller  Gresswiller | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E / 48.5358°N 7.4314°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Thielen[1] |
Area 1 | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,677 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.[3]
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
Unusually, Gresswiller has its own orrery.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller
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