Kertzfeld
| Kertzfeld | ||
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  Kertzfeld | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Kertzfeld | ||
| Coordinates: 48°22′52″N 7°34′07″E / 48.3811°N 7.5686°ECoordinates: 48°22′52″N 7°34′07″E / 48.3811°N 7.5686°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | Erstein | |
| Intercommunality | Benfeld et environs | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Lydie Sipp | |
| Area1 | 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,287 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67233 / 67230 | |
| Elevation | 153–161 m (502–528 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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Kertzfeld (German: Kerzfeld) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village is positioned between Sélestat and Strasbourg. Close by, across the main road that connects these two cities, is the village of Benfeld, and some twelve kilometres (seven miles) to the east of that are Rhinau and the River ferry crossing into Germany.
The departmental road RD5 runs through the village which is surrounded by farmland.
Christmas
A traditional Christmas market has been held since 1996 over the weekend roughly four weeks before Christmas.
See also
References
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