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Strasbourg–Wörth Railway
The Strasbourg–Wörth railway is a French-German railway, which runs in the French region of Grand Est and the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The route was opened on 15 May 1876 and was at that time completely within the German Empire. From 1906 to 1914 it was part of the European long-distance transport network. Long-distance services ended as a result of the First World War and the resulting return of Alsace to France. As a result, the remaining part of the line in Germany also lost importance. This resulted in the closure of passenger services between Wörth (Rhein) station, Wörth and Berg, Germersheim, Berg in 1984. In 2002, passenger traffic between Wörth and Gare de Lauterbourg, Lauterbourg was reactivated, although no through services currently run through to Gare de Strasbourg, Strasbourg. Since its reactivation, the German section of the route has also been designated for marketing purposes as the Bienwaldbahn (Bienwald Railway), since it runs along the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Est
Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (; ACAL or, less commonly, ALCALIA), as a result of territorial reform which had been passed by the French Parliament in 2014. The region sits astride three water basins (Seine, Meuse and Rhine), spanning an area of , the fifth largest in France; it includes two mountain ranges (Vosges and Ardennes). It shares borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. As of 2021, it had a population of 5,561,287 inhabitants. The Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city is Strasbourg. The East of France has a rich and diverse culture, being situated at a crossroads between the Gallo-Romance languages, Gallic-Latin and Germanic languages, Germanic worlds. This history is reflected in the variety of languages spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seltz
Seltz (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer River near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt. History The former Celtic settlement of ''Saliso'' near a crossing of the Rhine river was mentioned as the Roman '' castrum Saletio'' in the '' Notitia Dignitatum'' about 425. Later a part of the German stem duchy of Swabia, Emperor Otto I granted the area to his wife Adelaide of Burgundy in 968. Saint Adelaide established Selz Abbey in 991 and died here eight years later. In 1357 Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg raised Selz to an Imperial city, after which the town joined the Alsatian Décapole league. It however lost its immediate status in 1414, when it was mediatised by Elector Palatine Louis III of Wittelsbach. Seltz finally was annexed by France in 1680. Population Landmarks Église Saint-Étienne de Seltz was last built in 1954–6. Ferry Seltz - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilstett
Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometres (nine miles) to the north of Strasbourg. It has its own stop on the little railway line that connects Strasbourg with the German frontier town of Lauterbourg, and is approximately three kilometres (two miles) to the east of Junction 50 on the Autoroute A35, which is the principal north-south highway in Alsace. Population Its inhabitants are known as ''Kilstettois'' in French. Infrastructures and shops Kilstett has a match shop, bakeries, a Crédit Mutuel bank and a pub called A l'Arbre Vert. History In January 1945, a German counter-offensive intended to reconquer Strasbourg was stopped at the Battle of Kilstett. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambsheim
Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France, in the historical region of Alsace. Geography Gambsheim lies adjacent to a river-crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound traffic on the A35 autoroute wishing to avoid traffic delays around Strasbourg. The crossing coincides with the location of a large river lock which, like the similar French-German cooperation project at Iffezheim Lock, is also the site of a power station and one of the Rhine's first fish ladders. The latter was installed to support migratory fish in general and, more specifically, in an attempt to restore the abundant salmon population for which the upper Rhine was famous before the early 20th century, when the installation of a series of locks rendered the river navigable beyond Basel for boats, but blocked it for migrating fish. Population Landmarks * The church of St Nazaire. * Gambsheim lock gates (Upper Rhine). * Town hall, built in 1823 to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrlisheim
Herrlisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town dates from the 8th century. Herrlisheim was the scene of very heavy fighting during ''Operation Nordwind'', an offensive launched by the German Army during World War II that inflicted considerable damage to the town. Geography Herrlisheim is positioned on the rich alluvial farmland to the west of the River Rhine, north of Strasbourg. The town is part of the canton of Bischwiller and the district of Haguenau and is located on the road from Strasbourg to Lauterbourg along the A35 motorway . Herrlisheim is bordered by the towns of Rohrwiller to the northwest, Drusenheim to the northeast, Gambsheim to the southwest and Offendorf to the southeast. The area is crossed by the Zorn, Moder and Kleinebach Rivers. Economy The local economy is based on agriculture. The village promotes itself as the local potato capital, and a Potato Festival is organised annually. History Herrlishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moder (river)
The Moder (, ; ) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is long. Etymology The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess. Course Its source of the Moder is near the hamlet ''Moderfeld'', in the commune of Zittersheim. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... The four primary tributaries of the Moder are the Zinsel du Nord, Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach. The river passes through the following communes: References Rivers of France Rivers of Grand Est Rivers of Bas-Rhin Tributaries of the Moder {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drusenheim
Drusenheim ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France, situated on the bank of the Rhine. History Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect Jean Maximilien Welsch in 1705. Population Notable people * Roland Wagner (born 1955), former football international See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Bas-Rhin {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sessenheim
Sessenheim (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population Culture Sessemheim was the setting for Johann Wolfgang Goethe's first love affair with Friederike Brion, a priest's daughter, which he immortalized in his '' Sesenheimer Lieder''. This collection of poems was the foundation of his reputation as a poet. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Bas-Rhin {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rountzenheim
Rountzenheim (; ; ) is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rountzenheim-Auenheim. 4 September 2018 See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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Rœschwoog
Rœschwoog (; ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roppenheim
Roppenheim (, ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the cultural region of Alsace, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine Railway (Baden)
The Rhine Railway () is a railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, running from Mannheim via Karlsruhe to Rastatt, partly built as a strategic railway and formerly continuing to Haguenau in Alsace, now in France. It was opened in 1870 as an alternative to the Baden Mainline and runs mostly broadly parallel with the Rhine Valley Railway, which runs from Mannheim to Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Rastatt, Offenburg and Basel. The Rhine Railway originally ran from Graben-Neudorf to Karlsruhe via a more westerly route than the current route, which is now named the Hardt Railway and is partly used by lines S 1 and S 11 of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. In 1895 the current route was opened to Karlsruhe and extended to Rastatt and Haguenau. The section over the border along the Rhine in France was closed in 1966. Route The line is entirely within the Upper Rhine Plain. Therefore, it is almost straight and has no major engineering structures. From Karlsruhe Central Station to H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
