Gingsheim

Gingsheim
Gíngse

Coat of arms
Gingsheim

Coordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°E / 48.7175; 7.5897Coordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°E / 48.7175; 7.5897
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Bouxwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Gross
Area1 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 325
 • Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67158 / 67270
Elevation 172–264 m (564–866 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.

Gingsheim is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Wingersheim-les-Quatre-Bans.[1]

Geography

Gingsheim is positioned between Duntzenheim to the east and Hohatzenheim to the west.

The countryside is gently hilly and is used for agriculture

Points of interest

Altar-piece: Oil painting (1897) of St Nicholas by Carola Sorg.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté 21 December 2015 (French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gingsheim.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.