Duppigheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Molsheim | |
| Community association | Region of Molsheim-Mutzig | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 7 ° 36' E | |
| height | 151-176 m | |
| surface | 7.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,597 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 216 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67120 | |
| INSEE code | 67108 | |
Duppigheim (dt. Düppigheim ) is a French commune with 1597 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She has been a member of the Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig since December 2002 . On January 1, 2015, Duppigheim moved from the Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne to the Arrondissement Molsheim .
location
Duppigheim is located at Strasbourg Airport , about twelve kilometers southwest of Strasbourg . Here the A352 branches off from the A35 .
history
On June 1, 1974, Duppigheim merged with Kolbsheim . Since January 1, 1983, both have again formed independent communities.
On August 11, 1939, Jean Bugatti , the son of the automobile manufacturer Ettore Bugatti , had a fatal accident in Duppigheim (10 km from the Bugatti factory) during a test drive with a Bugatti Type 57 C "Tank". At over 200 km / h Jean had to avoid a cyclist who suddenly came out of a field and crashed into a tree. There is a stele at the accident site in Duppigheim today .
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : In silver a blue horseshoe .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 917 | 973 | 1172 | 1294 | 1357 | 1494 | 1560 | 1597 |
St. Arbogast Church
Former synagogue, now a fire station
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 388-390.
