Kuttolsheim

Kuttolsheim
Kíttelse

Sainte-Barbe chapel and Schwefelsee
Kuttolsheim

Coordinates: 48°38′38″N 7°31′30″E / 48.6439°N 7.525°E / 48.6439; 7.525Coordinates: 48°38′38″N 7°31′30″E / 48.6439°N 7.525°E / 48.6439; 7.525
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Saverne
Canton Bouxwiller
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Etienne Burger
Area1 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 660
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67253 / 67520
Elevation 166–365 m (545–1,198 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.

Kuttolsheim (German: Küttolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It has been built along an old Roman road leading from Strasbourg to Saverne.

Geography

Saverne is approximately twelve kilometres (seven kilometres) to the north-west while Strasbourg is approximately twenty-five kilometres (fifteen miles) to the east. The twentieth century route nationale connecting the two avoids Kuttolsheim but passes through Marlenheim, a short distance to the south.

Landmarks

Saint-Jacques-le-majeur church

See also

References

  1. Photos can be seen on the official site of the Institute (in english).
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