Scheibenhard

Scheibenhard
Commune

Coat of arms
Scheibenhard
Location within Grand Est region
Scheibenhard
Coordinates: 48°58′47″N 8°08′16″E / 48.9797°N 8.1378°E / 48.9797; 8.1378Coordinates: 48°58′47″N 8°08′16″E / 48.9797°N 8.1378°E / 48.9797; 8.1378
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Wissembourg
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Francis Joerger
Area1 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 845
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 67443 /67630
Elevation 115–178 m (377–584 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.
Scheibenhard

Scheibenhard is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It lies on the German border, continuous with the German village of Scheibenhardt, separated only by a small creek, the Lauter.[1]

This creek became the border due to the Vienna Congress of 1815, but from 1870 to 1918 and 1940 till 1945 both sides were annexed by the German Empire/Nazi-Germany.

The village is situated near the easternmost corner of the French hexagon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Scheibenhard in Quid encyclopedia Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.
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