Griesheim-près-Molsheim
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Griesheim-près-Molsheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
It is one of nine member communes of the Community of Rosheim Communes, of which its mayor, Guy Erb, is currently president.
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The village is well connected, just eight kilometres (five miles) south-west of Strasbourg airport
, with the centre of Strasbourg
some eighteen kilometres (eleven miles) away. Greisheim is a couple of kilometres from the recently extended A35 autoroute
on one side and the A352 autoroute on the other, although delays exacerbated by traffic congestion are a frequent feature of the roads in the Molsheim and Strasbourg areas. For rail travellers, the nearest station is in the neighbouring village of Rosheim
.
About seven miles (four kilometres) to the west, the Upper Rhine plain gives way to the lower wooded slopes of the Vosges Mountains
. To the east the land becomes progressively flatter and the agricultural potential of the alluvial soil richer between the village and the River Rhine.
It is important to distinguish between Griesheim-près-Molsheim and Griesheim-sur-Souffel
, a village on the northern edge of Strasbourg. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
department in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is one of nine member communes of the Community of Rosheim Communes, of which its mayor, Guy Erb, is currently president.
Geography
Greisheim lies some five kilometres (three miles) to the south-east of MolsheimMolsheim
Molsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The total population in 2006 was 9,382. Molsheim had been a very fast growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,331 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt...
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The village is well connected, just eight kilometres (five miles) south-west of Strasbourg airport
Strasbourg Airport
Strasbourg Airport or Aéroport de Strasbourg is an airport located in Entzheim and 10 km west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. The number of passengers for 2009 was listed at 1,109,397.-Local Transport:The airport is served by...
, with the centre of Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
some eighteen kilometres (eleven miles) away. Greisheim is a couple of kilometres from the recently extended A35 autoroute
A35 autoroute
The A35 autoroute is a toll free highway in north eastern France. It is also known as the autoroute des cigognes and the Voie Rapide du Piémont des Vosges. It connects the German border in the Rhine valley with the Swiss frontier via Strasbourg...
on one side and the A352 autoroute on the other, although delays exacerbated by traffic congestion are a frequent feature of the roads in the Molsheim and Strasbourg areas. For rail travellers, the nearest station is in the neighbouring village of Rosheim
Rosheim
Rosheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It lies southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains...
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About seven miles (four kilometres) to the west, the Upper Rhine plain gives way to the lower wooded slopes of the Vosges Mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany. They extend along the west side of the Rhine valley in a northnortheast direction, mainly from Belfort to Saverne...
. To the east the land becomes progressively flatter and the agricultural potential of the alluvial soil richer between the village and the River Rhine.
It is important to distinguish between Griesheim-près-Molsheim and Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel
Griesheim-sur-Souffel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin déparetment in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is positioned a short distance to the northwest of Strasbourg....
, a village on the northern edge of Strasbourg. The two Griesheims are less than twenty kilometres (twelve miles) apart.