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Erstein Eerstain | |
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 The town hall in Erstein | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Erstein | |
  Erstein  Erstein | |
| Coordinates:48°25′N7°40′E / 48.42°N 7.66°E /48.42; 7.66 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Erstein |
| Intercommunality | CC Canton d'Erstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–2026) | Benoît Dintrich[1] |
Area 1 | 36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 11,076 |
| • Density | 305.8/km2 (792.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67130 /67150 |
| Elevation | 147–157 m (482–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Erstein (German pronunciation:[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯n],French:[ɛʁʃtajn]ⓘ;Alemannic:Eerstain) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment, in theregion ofGrand Est,France.[3]
An importantnecropolis from theMerovingian era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.[4]
Erstein was known in Alsace in theMiddle Age for itscanonessesmonastery, founded in the 9th century and abandoned in 1422. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th and 19th centuries.[5]
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