Gingsheim
| Gingsheim Gíngse | ||
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  Gingsheim | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Gingsheim | ||
| Coordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°ECoordinates: 48°43′03″N 7°35′23″E / 48.7175°N 7.5897°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Bouxwiller | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Gross | |
| Area1 | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 325 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67158 / 67270 | |
| Elevation | 172–264 m (564–866 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Gingsheim is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Wingersheim-les-Quatre-Bans.[1]
Geography
Gingsheim is positioned between Duntzenheim to the east and Hohatzenheim to the west.
The countryside is gently hilly and is used for agriculture
Points of interest
Altar-piece: Oil painting (1897) of St Nicholas by Carola Sorg.
See also
References
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