Orschwiller

Orschwiller
Commune
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

Coat of arms
Orschwiller
Location within Grand Est region
Orschwiller
Coordinates: 48°14′32″N 7°22′59″E / 48.2422°N 7.3831°E / 48.2422; 7.3831Coordinates: 48°14′32″N 7°22′59″E / 48.2422°N 7.3831°E / 48.2422; 7.3831
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Sélestat
Intercommunality Sélestat
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Claude Risch
Area1 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 578
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67362 /67600
Elevation 172–714 m (564–2,343 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Orschwiller (German: Orschweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.

The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located in the commune.

Half-timbered house in Orschwiller

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