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Hindisheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in Alsace in north-eastern France.INSEE commune file
/ref> Agriculture retains a leading role in the local economy.


Geography

The village is positioned some twenty kilometres (twelve miles) to the south of
Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
, beside the little River Andlau.


Landmarks

* Chapel of the Virgin Mary (fifteenth century). Unusually even in Alsace, this features a half timbered bell tower. * Church of Saints Peter and Paul (nineteenth century). The church contains a Rinckenbach organ (1922).


See also

* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


References


External links


Official website of the commune of Hindisheim
Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub