Erstein (, ; gsw, label= Alemannic, Eerstain) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...
region
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of
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
,
France
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Merovingian
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era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.
Erstein was known in Alsace in the Middle Age for its
canoness
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es
monastery
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, founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.
Demographics
Twin towns
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Endingen am Kaiserstuhl Endingen may refer to:
* Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
*Endingen, part of Jakobsdorf municipality in Vorpommern-Rügen, Germany
*Endingen, Switzerland
Endingen (Swiss German: ) is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aa ...
* São João de Loure
File:Erstein1.JPG, Erstein Street
File:Erstein2.JPG, Near Ill River
File:Erstein3.jpg, Calvaire (1746)
File:Erstein4.JPG, Old Factory
People
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Laure Diebold
Laure Diebold, sometimes written ''Laure Diebolt'' (10 January 1915 – 17 October 1965) was a high-profile female member of the French Resistance during World War II. She was also the private secretary of Jean Moulin before being arrested th ...
, (1915–1965),
Compagnon de la Libération
The Order of Liberation (french: Ordre de la Libération) is a French Order which was awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during World War II. It is a very high honour, second only after the ''Légion d’Honneur'' (Legion of Honour) ...
, was born in Erstein
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François-Joseph d'Offenstein
François-Joseph d'Offenstein (27 July 1760 – 27 September 1837), Baron of the Ist Empire, was a French general and military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Biography Early life
Offenstein was born in Erstein, Fran ...