Bischwiller

Bischwiller
Bischwiller
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau
Canton Bischwiller
Intercommunality Bischwiller et environs
Mayor Nicole Thomas
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 123–147 m (404–482 ft)
Land area1 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population2 12,949  (2006)
 - Density 751 /km2 (1,950 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67046/ 67240
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.

Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France just west of the Moder River.

The city is located 7.8 kilometers (4.8 mi) southeast of Haguenau, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River (Rhin), and lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) north-northeast of Strasbourg.

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  2. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung 24 juillet 2008, Die Zeit of the same day, and Zeitmagazin Leben 24.7.2008, N.31, p.14-15 (the article in the Zeitmagazin contains a complete genealogy of Barack Obama)
  3. ^ "Obama's forefathers include Swiss immigrant: archivist". Agence France-Presse. September 24, 2008. 
  4. ^ Harneis, Robert (January 20, 2009). "Goodnight Mr. President". French News. http://www.french-news.com/content/view/5275/318. Retrieved March 20, 2009. 

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