Osthouse
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Location within Alsace region  Osthouse | ||
| Coordinates: 48°24′12″N 7°38′38″E / 48.4033°N 7.6439°ECoordinates: 48°24′12″N 7°38′38″E / 48.4033°N 7.6439°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
| Canton | Erstein | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Erstein | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Raymond Fender | |
| Area1 | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 969 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67364 / 67150 | |
| Elevation | 151–157 m (495–515 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. | ||
Osthouse (German: Osthausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
The sole remaining wall of the 1865 synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, makes a dramatic standing ruin.[1]
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