Kilstett

Kilstett
Coat of arms of Kilstett Coat of arms
Kilstett
Location within Alsace region Kilstett
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gabriel Muller
Area1	6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,280
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67237 / 67840
Elevation	126–131 m (413–430 ft)
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.

Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

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Town hall

Inhabitants are known as Kilstettois.

Geography

Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometrees (nine miles) to the north of Strasbourg.

It has its own stop on the little railway line that connects Strasbourg with the German frontier town of Lauterbourg, and is approximately three kilometres (two miles) to the east of Junction 50 on the Autoroute A35, which is the principal north-south highway in Alsace.

History

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Battle of Kilstett memorial

In January 1945, a German counter-offensive intended to reconquer Strasbourg was stopped at the Battle of Kilstett.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file