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Bettendorf
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Bettendorf is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the arrondissement of Altkirch and the canton of Hirsingue, in the area of Upper Alsace. The municipality has an area of 4.73 square kilometers and an elevation of 407 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Hirsingue, Ruederbach, Grentzingen, and Henflingen, and is located next to the Ill river.
The population of Bettendorf is 479, comprising 223 males and 227 females. The postal code for the commune is 68560. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Altkirch.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bettendorf
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 450
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Haut-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Altkirch
- Canton
- Altkirch
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean Zurbach
- Area
- 4.73 km (1.83 sq mi)
- Density
- 99.2/km (257/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 68033 /68560
- Elevation
- 321–407 m (1,053–1,335 ft) , (avg. 331 m or 1,086 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bettendorf
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Altkirch
- Population
- 469
- Area
- 4.73
- Elevation
- 361
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Ill
- Shares border with
- Illtal
- Image
- Bettendorf, Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bettendorf (Haut-Rhin)
- postal code
- 68560
- different from
- Bettendorf
- associated electoral district
- canton of Altkirch
- male population
- 223
- female population
- 227
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-40-50-30
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Travel guide
Understand
The territory that now encompasses Bettendorf was opened to white settlement following the Black Hawk Purchase of 1832. The first European-American settlers established a village which they called Lillienthal, after an early tavern and dance hall. The village of Gilbert developed alongside Lillienthal in 1858, honoring Elias Gilbert, who platted the original site. At that time, the residents were predominantly German immigrants and worked as farmers, skilled laborers, and small business owners. The two villages eventually combined to become the town of Gilbert. The town gave William and Joseph Bettendorf 70 acres along the riverfront on the condition that they move their iron wagon business from Davenport to Gilbert. In 1903 the town petitioned for incorporation and requested that its name change to honor the brothers whose factory was a major economic influence in the early development of the city. The first modern-day riverboat casinos in the United States were launched in Bettendorf in 1991 by local businessman Bernard Goldstein. He went on to found the Isle of Capri Casinos. According to the 2021 census Bettendorf is home to 39,327.
See
thumb|250px|right|Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center
Buy
Bettendorf has several areas that have stores. The small downtown area is along State and Grant Streets from I-74 east where the two streets merge. The intersection of Kimberly and Middle Roads has three shopping centers with a combination of big-box stores and smaller shops. Cumberland Square Shopping Center is at the intersection of 18th Street and Spruce Hills Drive. A final shopping section is at the intersection of Middle Road and Devils Glen Road.
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Le Claire, just northeast of Bettendorf with quaint shops and home of Buffalo Bill (and a museum devoted to showcasing his life).
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bettendorf ( French pronunciation: [bɛtəndɔʁf] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
See also
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bettendorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.