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Marckolsheim
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Marckolsheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Marckolsheim is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Bas-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, specifically in the Unterelsaß area. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Marckolsheim and is associated with the canton of Sélestat. Its native label is Màrkelse.
The commune has an area of 33.36 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 184 meters. It shares borders with Mackenheim, Elsenheim, Ohnenheim, and Artzenheim, and is located next to the Rhine. The population is recorded as 4,398, comprising 2,002 males and 2,149 females. The postal code for the area is 67390.
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Place details
- Locality
- Marckolsheim
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,846
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Marckolsheim
- French commune.native name
- Màrkelse
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Marckolsheim Lock with Dutch barge.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Barge in the lock beside the power station
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Marckolsheim.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Sélestat-Erstein
- French commune.canton
- Sélestat
- French commune.INSEE
- 67281
- French commune.postal code
- 67390
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Ried de Marckolsheim
- French commune.elevation min m
- 170
- French commune.elevation max m
- 184
- French commune.area km2
- 33.36
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Marckolsheim
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
- Population
- 4398
- Area
- 33.36
- Elevation
- 178
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhine
- Capital of
- canton of Marckolsheim
- Shares border with
- Jebsheim
- Official website
- www.marckolsheim.fr
- Image
- Marckolsheim, Hôtel de ville.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marckolsheim
- postal code
- 67390
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sélestat
- male population
- 2002
- female population
- 2149
- P8168
- Ondřejov Observatory
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-88-58-62-20
- fax number
- +33-3-88-74-96-25
- native label
- Màrkelse
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Encyclopedic overview
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Marckolsheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marckolsheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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