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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.
Eguisheim is a small commune located in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France, situated in the historical region of Alsace. The village is notable for its location on the border of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vosges mountains meet the Upper Rhine Plain.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Eguisheim
- Population
- 1729
- Area
- 14.13
- Elevation
- 297
- Official website
- www.ville-eguisheim.fr
- Image
- Eguisheim - Mairie.jpg
- Dialing code
- 389
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- Commons category
- Eguisheim
- Commons gallery
- Eguisheim
- postal code
- 68420
- male population
- 822
- female population
- 904
- P8168
- Chaffee County
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-89-41-21-78
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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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- Toponymy
- History
- Climate
- Wine
- Tourism
- Notable people
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
- Gallery
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.
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