Riedseltz
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Wissembourg | |
| Community association | Pays de Wissembourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 7 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 145-218 m | |
| surface | 10.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,087 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 108 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67160 | |
| INSEE code | 67400 | |
 Mairie Riedseltz |
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Riedseltz (German: Riedselz ) is a French commune with 1,087 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The municipality of Riedseltz is not far from the border with Germany, about six kilometers south of the border town of Wissembourg . The Hausauerbach flows through Riedseltz . The vineyards around Riedseltz are among the northernmost in the Alsace wine-growing region .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Riedseltz belonged as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine to the German Empire and was assigned to the Weißenburg district in the Lower Alsace district .
Population development
| 1910 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1,128 | 930 | 975 | 1019 | 1029 | 1061 | 1125 | 1087 |
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : In green a common silver cross with lily ends on the horizontal cross arm.
traffic
Riedseltz station is on the Strasbourg - Haguenau - Wissembourg line , operated by TER Alsace .
Personalities
- Charles Hindelang (1865–1943), member of the state parliament
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1586-1588.
