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Gertwiller
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Gertwiller () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Gertwiller is a commune in France, situated within the Bas-Rhin department and the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein. It is part of the Grand Est region and falls under the canton of Obernai. The town shares borders with Barr, Bourgheim, Heiligenstein, and Zellwiller. Its official postal code is 67140.
The commune covers an area of 4.89 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is recorded as 1296, comprising 640 males and 610 females, while another source lists the population as 920. The elevation above sea level is noted as 245 meters in one record and 184 meters in another. The local townhall is located in the city of Gertwiller.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gertwiller is referenced by 525 other articles, and connects out to France, German and time zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, Communes of Bas-Rhin and Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gertwiller
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 920
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gertwiller
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gertwiller Mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Gertwiller
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Gertwiller (Bas-Rhin).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Sélestat-Erstein
- French commune.canton
- Obernai
- French commune.INSEE
- 67155
- French commune.postal code
- 67140
- French commune.mayor
- Rémy Huchelmann
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 165
- French commune.elevation max m
- 245
- French commune.area km2
- 4.89
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gertwiller
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
- Population
- 1282
- Area
- 4.89
- Elevation
- 183
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Zellwiller
- Official website
- www.paysdebarr.fr/fr/les-communes/gertwiller
- Image
- Facade lips photo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gertwiller
- postal code
- 67140
- associated electoral district
- canton of Obernai
- male population
- 640
- female population
- 610
- P8168
- Pascal
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-88-08-96-34
- native label
- Gertwiller
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- Geography
- People
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- References
Gertwiller () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Positioned in the heart of the Alsace wine growing region, Gertwiller specialises in the manufacture of pain d'épices, a traditional sweet spicey confection not dissimilar from ginger bread. The tradition dates at least as far back as the eighteenth century, and by the start of the twentieth century there were at least 8 separate businesses manufacturing the speciality. Pain d'épice from Gertwiller became famous through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and can be found at almost every village market or fête in the region. Although the breads are normally oval in shape, for lovers it is possible to buy heart shaped loaves. In its time Gertwiller has received the title of French capital of pain d'épice, in succession to more substantial settlements such as Rheims and Dijon. Although the business continues to thrive in Gertwiller, it is today concentrated in just two business one of which, 'Lips', opened in 1998 a museum dedicated to pain d'épice and popular art of the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gertwiller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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