What is Eckwersheim?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Eckwersheim |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Eckwersheim, Mairie.jpg |caption = The town hall in Eckwersheim |image coat of arms = Blason Eckwersheim 67.svg |arrondissement = Strasbourg |canton = Brumath |INSEE = 67119 |postal code = 67550 |mayor = Camille Bader |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = [[Strasbourg Eurométropole]] |coordinates = {{coord|48.6819|7.695|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation min m = 139 |elevation max m = 183 |area km2 = 7.46 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Eckwersheim''' is a [[Communes in France|commune]]. It is in [[Grand Est]] in the [[Bas-Rhin]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northeast [[France]]. It is about {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Strasbourg]]. On 14 November 2015, the [[Eckwersheim derailment|a TGV train derailed]] while it was being tested along the [[LGV Est]] high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-11-14|title=French TGV high-speed train derails near Strasbourg|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34822666|access-date=2024-05-22}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Bas-Rhin]]