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Schirmeck | |
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 View from the castle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Schirmeck  | |
  Schirmeck  Schirmeck | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′N 7°13′E / 48.48°N 7.22°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Mutzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Bertrand[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,107 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67448 /67130 |
| Elevation | 289–823 m (948–2,700 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-schirmeck.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Schirmeck (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁmɛk] ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
It is the location of the Alsace-Moselle Memorial museum.
The name of the town means "protected place". In Lorraine dialect it is called "Chermec".
The inhabitants are known as "Schirmeckois".
- ^ "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