Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) de ...
Grand Est
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in northeastern France, just west of the river Moder.
Geography
The city is southeast of
Haguenau
Haguenau (; or ; ; historical ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Département in France, department of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture.
It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg ...
, west-northwest of the German border and the
Rhine
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(Rhin), and lies north-northeast of
Strasbourg
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.
The Moder, a Rhine tributary, flows across the town. Among the other streams which cross the area can be cited the following tributaries of the Moder: the Rothbaechel, the Erlengraben and the Waschgraben. The last one is formed by the confluence of two smaller streams named ''Weihergraben'' and ''Schnuchgraben''.
Population
Due to its large Turkish minority, Bischwiller has been pejoratively dubbed "Turcwiller" or "Bischtanbul".
Claude Vigée
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Lucien Muller
Lucien Muller-Schmidt (born 3 September 1934) is a French former football player and manager who played as a midfielder.
He made no appearances in the France national team at the FIFA World Cup 1966.
Career
Born in Bischwiller, Muller started ...
, footballer
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Otto Meißner
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Barack Obama
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Photo gallery
Bischwiller 15.JPG, Ancient timber-framed pharmacy
Bischwiller 22.JPG, Saint-Augustin church
Bischwiller 03.JPG, Bischwiller town hall
Bischwiller 17.JPG, Protestant temple: tombstone of
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John I of Zweibrücken (known as the Lame; ; 8 May 1550 – 12 August 1604) was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken during 1569–1604.
He was born in Meisenheim as the second son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wif ...