Griesheim-sur-Souffel is a
commune in the
Bas-Rhin
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département'' in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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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
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):[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
Communes of Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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