Kilstett

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Kilstett
Commune
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The town hall in Kilstett
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Kilstett
Coordinates: 48°40′35″N7°51′24″E / 48.6764°N 7.8567°E / 48.6764; 7.8567
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Brumath
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Laas [1]
Area
1
6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
2,503
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67237 /67840
Elevation126–131 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.

Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. [3]

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Geography

Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometres (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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,257—    
1975 1,548+3.02%
1982 1,510−0.35%
1990 1,406−0.89%
1999 1,923+3.54%
2007 2,320+2.37%
2012 2,489+1.42%
2017 2,510+0.17%
Source: INSEE [4]

Its inhabitants are known as Kilstettois in French.

Infrastructures and shops

Kilstett has a match shop, bakeries, a Crédit Mutuel bank and a pub called A l'Arbre Vert.

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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