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Coordinates: 48°02′37″N 7°18′24″E / 48.0436111111°N 7.30666666667°E / 48.0436111111; 7.30666666667

Commune of Eguisheim
Street-in-Eguisheim.jpg
Location
Eguisheim is located in France
Eguisheim
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar
Canton Wintzenheim
Mayor Pierre Hussherr
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 191–764 m (630–2,510 ft)
(avg. 210 m/690 ft)
Land area1 14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population2 1,598  (2006)
 - Density 113 /km2 (290 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 68078/ 68420
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Eguisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Eguisheim produces Alsace wine of high quality. The village centre is very picturesque and receives many tourists, as the Alsace "Wine Route" passes the village. The commune is largely German-speaking.

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The commune was the birthplace of Pope Leo IX on 21 June 1002.

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A window in Eguisheim with an inscription in German

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