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Heiligenstein

Heiligenstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name means holy rock.

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Coordinates: 48°25′26″N 7°27′03″E / 48.4239°N 7.4508°E / 48.4239; 7.4508
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonObernai
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Georges Karl1
Area
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3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
925
 • Density232/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67189 /67140
Elevation189–640 m (620–2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heiligenstein (French pronunciation: [ailiɡənʃtain] ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.3 Its name means holy rock.

It lies some 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the north of Sélestat.

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file