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Commune in Grand Est, France
Gresswiller Grasswiller
Commune
The town hall in GresswillerThe town hall in Gresswiller
Coat of arms of GresswillerCoat of arms
Location of Gresswiller
Gresswiller is located in FranceGresswillerGresswillerShow map of FranceGresswiller is located in Grand EstGresswillerGresswillerShow map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E / 48.5358°N 7.4314°E / 48.5358; 7.4314
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonMutzig
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Thielen
Area9.27 km (3.58 sq mi)
Population1,677
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code67168 /67190
Elevation192–322 m (630–1,056 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gresswiller (French pronunciation: [gʁɛsvilɛʁ] ; German: Greßweiler or Gressweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

Adjacent communes

Mollkirch, Rosenwiller, Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, Heiligenberg, and Mutzig.

Notable people

Auguste Dubois, painter and engraver (1892–1973) was born at Gresswiller. Between 1920 and 1922 he worked closely with Ettore Bugatti whose automobile factory was located at nearby Molsheim.

Landmarks

Mechanism for the Gresswiller planetarium

Unusually, Gresswiller has its own orrery.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller
Bas-Rhin Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


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