Bischwiller
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Bischwiller (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx; Template:Langx)Template:Efn is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France,[2] just west of the river Moder.
Geography
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The Moder, a Rhine tributary, flows across the town. Among the other streams which cross the area can be cited the following tributaries of the Moder: the Rothbaechel, the Erlengraben and the Waschgraben. The last one is formed by the confluence of two smaller streams named Weihergraben and Schnuchgraben.
Population
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Culture
Personalities
- Henri Baumer, master carpenter
- Claude Vigée, poet
- Jacob Kirkman and Abraham Kirkman, harpsichord makers
- Jean Daum, glassware manufacturer
- Lucien Muller, footballer
- Otto Meißner, German politician
- Christian Goodnight (born Christian Gutknecht) is a direct-line ancestor of former U.S. President Barack Obama.[4][5][6][7]
Photo gallery
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Ancient timber-framed pharmacy
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Saint-Augustin church
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Bischwiller town hall
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Protestant temple: tombstone of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died in 1604) tombstone
See also
Notes
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References
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