Gunstett
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Gunstett
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| Coordinates: 48°54′56″N 7°45′53″E / 48.9156°N 7.7647°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Reichshoffen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1995–2014) | Jean-Marie Haas |
Area 1 | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 711 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67177 /67360 |
| Elevation | 152–222 m (499–728 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gunstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village is positioned slightly to the east of the Departmental Road RD27, a short distance north of Haguenau. The surrounding countryside is dominated by arable agriculture: the soil type is alluvial, reflecting the proximity of the River Rhine to the east.
Neighbouring villages are Oberdorf to the north, Biblisheim to the south-east, Durrenbach to the south, Morsbronn-les-Bains to the south-south-west and the formerly independent commune of Eberbach-Woerth to the West.
Points of interest
- The Pear Conservation Orchard comprises 300 trees of 250 different varieties.
- St Michael's Church contains an organ built in 1857 by Seltz organ builder Joseph Stiehr.
- Public wash house.
See also
References
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