Gresswiller
Gresswiller (German: Greßweiler or Gressweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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Commune | |
 The town hall in Gresswiller | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gresswiller 
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| Coordinates: 48°32′09″N 7°25′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2014) | Jean-Louis Wietrich |
| Area 1 | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,696 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67168 /67190 |
| Elevation | 192–322 m (630–1,056 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- The Millenium Planetarium of Gresswiller
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