Schirmeck
Schirmeck is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the location of the Alsace-Moselle Memorial museum. The name of the town means "protected place".Places of Interest
Highlights include Struthof Natzweiler (former Nazi concentration camp) and Gare de Rothau.
Struthof Natzweiler (former Nazi concentration camp)
Historic site
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Natzweiler-Struthof was a Nazi concentration camp located in the Vosges Mountains close to the villages of Natzweiler and Struthof in the Gau Baden-Alsace of Germany, on territory annexed from France on a de facto basis in 1940. Struthof Natzweiler (former Nazi concentration camp) is situated 3½ km southeast of Schirmeck.
Gare de Schirmeck-La Broque
Railway station
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Schirmeck-La Broque is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Col de la Perheux.
Col de la Perheux
Locality
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Col de la Perheux is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of Schirmeck.
Schirmeck
- Type: Locality with 2,240 residents
- Also known as: “67448”
- Location: Arrondissement of Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.4786° or 48° 28′ 43″ northLongitude
7.2192° or 7° 13′ 9″ eastPopulation
2,240Elevation
309 metres (1,014 feet)Open location code
8FW9F6H9+CMGeoNames ID
6441348
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In Other Languages
“Schirmeck” goes by many names.
- French: “Schirmeck”
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Highlights include Alsace-Moselle Memorial and Rothau Railway Station.
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