Knœrsheim
Encyclopedia
Knœrsheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
. Surrounding communes are Zeinheim
and Rangen
to the south-east, Zehnacker
in the south and Westhouse-Marmoutier
to the north-west
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
department in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
Knœrsheim is positioned some twelve kilometres (7 miles) to the south-east of SaverneSaverne
Saverne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km N.W...
. Surrounding communes are Zeinheim
Zeinheim
Zeinheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Rangen
Rangen
Rangen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the south-east, Zehnacker
Zehnacker
Zehnacker is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is well known for its high quality wines and beef. Although it is referred to often as 'cheap plonk' it is much appreciated in the clubs and pubs of Soho. It is a great exporter of these foodstuffs...
in the south and Westhouse-Marmoutier
Westhouse-Marmoutier
Westhouse-Marmoutier is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the north-west