Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 7°51′27″E / 48.766667°N 7.857500°E / 48.766667; 7.857500
Bischwiller (German: Bischweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France just west of the Moder River.
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La Laub", former town hall, now a museum
The city is located 7.8 kilometers (5 mi) southeast of Haguenau, 8 kilometers (5 mi) west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River (Rhin), and lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) north-northeast of Strasbourg.
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- ^ Forek, Scott (September 9, 2007). "Christian Gutnecht-Goodnight: 'The dark and bloody ground'". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/familytree/545443,BSX-News-wotreeb09.article. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung 24 juillet 2008, Die Zeit of the same day, and Zeitmagazin Leben 24.7.2008, N.31, p.14-15 (the article in the Zeitmagazin contains a complete genealogy of Barack Obama)
- ^ "Obama's forefathers include Swiss immigrant: archivist". Agence France-Presse. September 24, 2008.
- ^ Harneis, Robert (January 20, 2009). "Goodnight Mr. President". French News. http://www.french-news.com/content/view/5275/318. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
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