Scheibenhard

Scheibenhard

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Scheibenhard

Coordinates: 48°58′47″N 8°08′16″E / 48.9797°N 8.1378°E / 48.9797; 8.1378Coordinates: 48°58′47″N 8°08′16″E / 48.9797°N 8.1378°E / 48.9797; 8.1378
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton Wissembourg
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Francis Joerger
Area1 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 845
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 67443 / 67630
Elevation 115–178 m (377–584 ft)

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.
Scheibenhard

Scheibenhard is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It lies on the German border, continuous with the German village of Scheibenhardt, separated only by a small creek, the Lauter.[1]

This creek became the border due to the Vienna Congress of 1815, but from 1870 to 1918 both sides were reunited in the German Empire.

The village is situated near the easternmost corner of the French hexagon.

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