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Eguisheim
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Eguisheim (; ; Alsatian: Egsa) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vosges meet the Upper Rhine Plain.
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Eguisheim is a commune in France, situated in the Haut-Rhin department within the Upper Alsace region. It lies in the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé and the canton of Wintzenheim. The town borders Wintzenheim, Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine, Herrlisheim-près-Colmar, and Obermorschwihr. It is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France and is located within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park.
The commune has an area of 14.13 square kilometers and an elevation of 764 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 1,782, comprising 822 males and 904 females. Eguisheim is twinned with Gabicce Mare, Hinterzarten, Hautvillers, and Aubusson. The local postal code is 68420, and the dialing code is 389.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eguisheim
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,543
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Eguisheim
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Street-in-Eguisheim.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Street in Eguisheim
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Eguisheim.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- French commune.canton
- Wintzenheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 68078
- French commune.postal code
- 68420
- French commune.mayor
- Claude Centlivre
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 210
- French commune.elevation min m
- 191
- French commune.elevation max m
- 764
- French commune.area km2
- 14.13
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Place du Château thumb|One of the circular residential streets A distinctive feature of Eguisheim is that the town is shaped roughly as a circle with 3 circular streets, one outside the town centre and 2 within. On the circular Rue du Rempart, the houses are built into the old town ramparts. The circular residential streets within the ramparts are very quaint and photogenic. There are many decorative floral displays throughout town.
Eguisheim is the supposed birthplace of Bruno d'Eguisheim-Dagsbourg (1002-1054), a former bishop of Toul, who became Pope Léon IX. You can see his statue in Place du Château in the centre of town.
Get in
Eguisheim is from the Colmar railway station (Gare de Colmar).
Get around
This round, medieval town is about in diameter. It's quite walkable.
Go next
Medieval towns close by are: Riquewihr () Hunawihr ()
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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Eguisheim (; ; Alsatian: Egsa) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vosges meet the Upper Rhine Plain.
Eguisheim is about from Colmar.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eguisheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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