Marckolsheim

Marckolsheim (French pronunciation: [maʁkɔlsaim]; German: Markolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.^[3]

Marckolsheim Màrkelse
Commune
Barge in the lock beside the power station
Coat of arms
Location of Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim Show map of France Marckolsheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°10′N 7°32′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Sélestat
Intercommunality	Ried de Marckolsheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer[1]
Area 1	33.36 km2 (12.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,384
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67281 /67390
Elevation	170–184 m (558–604 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,328	—
1975	2,779	−2.54%
1982	3,124	+1.69%
1990	3,306	+0.71%
1999	3,614	+0.99%
2007	4,185	+1.85%
2012	4,171	−0.07%
2017	4,151	−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

Gallery

• 
  Rue du Maréchal Foch near the townhall
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  Rue du Maréchal Foch near Rue Clemenceau
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  The Rhine near Marckolsheim

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department