Turckheim

Turckheim
Entrance to Turckheim through the Porte de France
Entrance to Turckheim through the Porte de France
Coat of arms of Turckheim
Location of Turckheim
Map
Turckheim is located in France
Turckheim
Turckheim
Turckheim is located in Grand Est
Turckheim
Turckheim
Coordinates: 48°05′14″N 7°16′52″E / 48.0872°N 7.2811°E / 48.0872; 7.2811
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
IntercommunalityColmar Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Schlussel[1]
Area
1
16.46 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,928
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68338 /68230
Elevation219–840 m (719–2,756 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Imperial City of Turckheim
Reichsstadt Türkheim (de)
Ville libre de Turckheim (fr)
1312–1648
Coat of arms of Turckheim
Coat of arms
StatusFree Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalTurckheim
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Gained Imp. immediacy
1312
• Received city rights,
    joined the Décapole
 
1354
• Ceded to France
24 October 1648
• Treaties of Nijmegen
    end the Décapole

26 January 1679
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Early modern France
Today part ofFrance

Turckheim (French pronunciation: [tyʁkaim] ; Alsatian: Tercka; German: Türkheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies west of Colmar, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.