Seltz
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Seltz | |
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 The town hall in Seltz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Seltz  | |
  Seltz  Seltz | |
| Coordinates:48°54′N8°07′E/ 48.90°N 8.11°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wissembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Ball[1] |
| Area 1 | 21 km2(8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,135 |
| • Density | 150/km2(390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67463/67470 |
| Elevation | 107–165 m (351–541 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Seltz(French pronunciation:[sɛlts];German:Selz) is acommunein theBas-Rhindepartmentof theGrand Estregionin north-easternFrance.[3]It is located on theSauerRiver near its confluence with theRhine,opposite theGermantown ofRastatt.
History
[edit]The formerCelticsettlement ofSalisonear a crossing of the Rhine river was mentioned as the RomancastrumSaletioin theNotitia Dignitatumabout 425. Later a part of the Germanstem duchyofSwabia,EmperorOtto Igranted the area to his wifeAdelaide of Burgundyin 968. Saint Adelaide establishedSelz Abbeyin 991 and died here eight years later.
In 1357 EmperorCharles IV of Luxembourgraised Selz to anImperial city,after which the town joined the AlsatianDécapoleleague. It however lost itsimmediatestatus in 1414, when it was mediatised by Elector PalatineLouis III of Wittelsbach.Seltz finally was annexed byFrancein 1680.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,373 | — |
| 1975 | 2,570 | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 2,637 | +0.37% |
| 1990 | 2,584 | −0.25% |
| 1999 | 2,985 | +1.62% |
| 2007 | 3,189 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 3,281 | +0.57% |
| 2017 | 3,235 | −0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Landmarks
[edit]Église Saint-Étienne de Seltzwas last built in 1954–6.
Ferry Seltz - Plittersdorf(Germany). The Rhine ferry Seltz - Plittersdorf (in France: Bac Seltz - Plittersdorf or Bac de Seltz) is a yaw cable (reaction) ferry across theRhinesouth ofKarlsruhe.It connects the French municipality of Seltz inAlsaceon the left bank of the Rhine with the German village ofPlittersdorf,a part ofRastatt,on the right bank of the Rhine. The operator is the FrenchEuropean Collectivity of Alsace,the use of the ferry is free.[5]
Twin Towns - Sister Cities
[edit]Seltz istwinnedwith:
Obervellach,Austria
Santa Adélia,Brazil
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"Les bacs rhénans".alsace.eu(in French and German). 11 March 2022.Retrieved2022-11-07.
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