Elchesheim-Illingen
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| Elchesheim-Illingen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rastatt |
| Mayor | Joachim Ertl |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 10.14 km² (3.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (361 ft) |
| Population | 3,276 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 323 /km² (837 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RA |
| Postal code | 76477 |
| Area code | 07245 |
| Website | www.elchesheim-illingen.de |
Elchesheim-Illingen is a village in Southwestern Germany, located between Karlsruhe and Rastatt. The next river is the famous Rhine and is 5 km in the west of the village.
[edit] Population
Elchesheim-Illingen has 3229 inhabitants and is 10.15 square kilometres large (including forest and countryside).
[edit] Neighbour towns and villages
Elchesheim-Illingen borders on the following towns, clockwise beginning from the north: Au am Rhein, Durmersheim, Bietigheim (Baden), Steinmauern.
[edit] Geography
The village is located near the river Rhine, also there are "Rheinauen", old channels of the river. In this area are many forests, also there is the Goldkanal (goldcanal), an old lake where gold was found.
The nearest big city is Karlsruhe. In the near of this region is the famous Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald). The nearest airport is the Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.
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