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Griesheim-près-Molsheim
Griesheim-près-Molsheim (, literally ''Griesheim near Molsheim''; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is one of nine member communes of the . Geography Griesheim lies some five kilometres (three miles) to the south-east of Molsheim. The village is well connected, just eight kilometres (five miles) south-west of Strasbourg airport, with the centre of Strasbourg some eighteen kilometres (eleven miles) away. Griesheim is a couple of kilometres from the recently extended A35 autoroute on one side and the A352 autoroute on the other, although delays exacerbated by traffic congestion are a frequent feature of the roads in the Molsheim and Strasbourg areas. For rail travellers, the nearest station is in the neighbouring village of Rosheim. About seven miles (four kilometres) to the west, the Upper Rhine plain gives way to the lower wooded slopes of the Vosges Mountains. To the east the land becomes progressively flatter and the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bischoffsheim
Bischoffsheim (; ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Neighboring communes * Bœrsch * Griesheim-près-Molsheim *Rosheim * Krautergersheim *Obernai * Innenheim * Blaesheim History Archaeological discoveries attest to the presence of people in the site of Bischoffsheim since the Neolithic, five to six thousand years BCE. Various remains indicate that the site was already important before the Roman period. Population See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Bas-Rhin Department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Eurométropole de Strasbourg * Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau * Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences (partly) * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin '' département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is positioned about 8 kilometers to the northwest of the city centre of Strasbourg. Griesheim-sur-Souffel is one of the 23 member communes of the Community of Communes of the Kochersberg. Griesheim-sur-Souffel should not be confused with Griesheim-près-Molsheim, a slightly larger village positioned, as its name indicates, a short distance from Molsheim. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart. The Souffel stream runs by the village's border with its neighbour village of Dingsheim. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department * Kochersberg The Kochersberg () is a natural region of the French département of Bas-Rhin in Alsace and is a part of the hills found along the eastern side of the Vosges mountains. It gave its name to the Communauté de communes du Kochersberg, a cooperatio ... References External links Official site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vosges Mountains
The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian (linguistics), Franconian and ) is a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its France–Germany border, border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single Geomorphology, geomorphological unit and low mountain range of around in area. It runs in a north-northeast direction from the Burgundian Gate (the Belfort–Ronchamp–Lure, Haute-Saône, Lure line) to the Börrstadt Basin (the Winnweiler–Börrstadt–Göllheim line), and forms the western boundary of the Upper Rhine Plain. The Grand Ballon is the highest peak at , followed by the Storkenkopf (), and the Hohneck (Vosges), Hohneck ().Institut Géographique National, IGN maps available oGéoportail/ref> Geography Geographically, the Vosges Mountains are wholly in France, far above the Col de Saverne separating them from the Palatinate Forest in Germany. The latter area logically continues the same Vosges geolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorlisheim
Dorlisheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population Economy The headquarters of Bugatti Automobiles is located at the Château Saint-Jean just outside Dorlisheim. File:Dorlisheim, Château Saint-Jean (1).jpg, Château Saint-Jean See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Commune de Dorlisheim - official website (in French) Communes of Bas-Rhin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innenheim
Innenheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Among speakers of the local language, the village is often called "Enle" or "Inle" according to the speaker's accent. The suffix "..le" is an Alsatian affectionate diminutive, and equivalent to "..lein" in modern high German. Geography The village is positioned between Strasbourg and Obernai. To the north-west of the commune there is an access junction with the principal north–south autoroute in Alsace, the Autoroute A35. The economy is based on small traders and agriculture. Landmarks The wolf chapel (''La chapelle du loup''). See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altorf
Altorf (; ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography A part of the Canton of Molsheim and also its arrondissement, Altorf is located about 15 kilometres west of Strasbourg. The A352 National Highway runs from east to west across the southern portion of the commune but has no exit. Access to the commune is by road D392 which runs parallel but north of the highway and connects with Highway exit 8 to the east of the commune and west to Dorlisheim. Another access road is the D127 which comes from Jaegerhof just over the northern border (and where there is a railway station) south to the village then continuing south to Griesheim-pres-Molsheim. There are also a number of small country roads covering the commune. Most of the commune is farmland with some forests in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Swiss-Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Swiss-German border. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. It drains an area of 185,000 km2. Its name derives from the Gaulish ''Rēnos''. There are two German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to several districts (e.g. Rhein-Sieg). The departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin in Alsace (France) are also named after the river. Some adjacent towns are named after it, such as Rheinau, Stein am Rhein, Rheineck, Rheinfelden (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosheim
Rosheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines of Alsace" and the Route Romane d'Alsace ("Romanesque route of Alsace"). History Rosheim was first mentioned in a document in 778 as Rodasheim. In 1262 it received its town charter, combined with the right to build a town wall. From the 14th to 17th centuries, Rosheim was an Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire, and founded the Décapole confederation with nine other Alsatian Imperial Cities in 1354, the goal was to maintain their rights. Like the other Decapolitan cities, it was awarded to France by the Peace of Westphalia and finally lost its independence under the Treaties of Nijmegen and was annexed by France. Population Sights * Church Saint-Pierre-et-Paul (building 12th century, tower 14th century, organ 18th century) * Church Saint-Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molsheim
Molsheim (; ) is a Communes of France, commune and a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.Commune de Molsheim (67300) INSEE The total population in 2017 was 9,312. Molsheim had been a very fast-growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,335 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt since. The urban unit of Molsheim had 26,925 inhabitants in 2017, from 16,888 in 1968. Molsheim is part of the functional area (France), metropolitan area of Strasbourg. Cityscape The old town of Molsheim is well preserved and contains a considerable number of old houses and buildings of typically Alsatian architecture. The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
