Orschwiller

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Orschwiller

Chateau Haut Koenigsbourg.JPG
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Orschwiller is located in France
Orschwiller
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Sélestat
Intercommunality Sélestat
Mayor Claude Risch
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 172–714 m (564–2,343 ft)
Land area1 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population2 578  (2006)
 - Density 91 /km2 (240 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67362/ 67600
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.

Coordinates: 48°14′32″N 7°22′59″E / 48.2422°N 7.3831°E / 48.2422; 7.3831

Orschwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located in the commune.

Half-timbered house in Orschwiller

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