Elchesheim-Illingen is a village in Southwestern Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, located between Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...

 and Rastatt

Rastatt

Rastatt is a city and baroque residence in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50'000...

. The river Rhine flows 5 km west of the village.

Population

Elchesheim-Illingen has 3229 inhabitants and is 10.15 square kilometres large (including forest and countryside).

Neighbour towns and villages

Elchesheim-Illingen borders on the following towns, clockwise beginning from the north:
Au am Rhein

Au am Rhein

Au is a municipality in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

, Durmersheim

Durmersheim

Durmersheim is a small town in the district of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Southwest Germany and has a population of 12,049 .Durmersheim is situated between Karlsruhe and Rastatt, in the valley of the river Rhine near the border to France. There is also a forest in the valley, named Hardtwald, c...

, Bietigheim (Baden)

Bietigheim (Baden)

Bietigheim is a village in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Southwestern Germany.-Neighbour towns and villages:Bietigheim borders on the following towns, clockwise beginning from the north:...

, Steinmauern

Steinmauern

Steinmauern is a town in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

.

Geography

The village is located near the river Rhine, also there are "Rheinauen", old channels of the river. In this area are many forests, also there is the Goldkanal (goldcanal), an old lake where gold was found.

The nearest big city is Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...

. In the near of this region is the famous Black Forest

Black Forest

The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....

 (German: Schwarzwald). The nearest airport is the Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.