Kolbsheim
Encyclopedia
Kolbsheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
Between June 1974 and January 1983 the commune was merged with Duppigheim
.
, and less than two kilometres from Strasbourg Airport
. Adjacent communes are Hangenbieten
, Breuschwickersheim
and Ernolsheim sur Bruche
.
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...
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Between June 1974 and January 1983 the commune was merged with Duppigheim
Duppigheim
Duppigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
.
Geography
Kolbsheim is an Alsatian village positioned a short distance to the south-west of StrasbourgStrasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, and less than two kilometres from Strasbourg Airport
Strasbourg Airport
Strasbourg Airport or Aéroport de Strasbourg is an airport located in Entzheim and 10 km west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. The number of passengers for 2009 was listed at 1,109,397.-Local Transport:The airport is served by...
. Adjacent communes are Hangenbieten
Hangenbieten
Hangenbieten is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Its name is a contraction of the former name, "Hangenbietenheim".-Geography:...
, Breuschwickersheim
Breuschwickersheim
Breuschwickersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Ernolsheim sur Bruche
Ernolsheim-Bruche
Ernolsheim-Bruche is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
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