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| Barge in the lock beside the power station | |
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Location within Alsace region
Marckolsheim
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Marckolsheim |
| Intercommunality | Marckolsheim et environs |
| Mayor | Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 170–184 m (560–604 ft) |
| Land area1 | 33.36 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,186 (2006) |
| - Density | 125 /km2 (320 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67281/ 67390 |
| 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. | |
Marckolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.