Schirmeck
Schirmeck | |
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View from the castle | |
Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,081 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/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. | |
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Schirmeck (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁmɛk] ⓘ) 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". In Lorraine dialect it is called "Chermec".
The inhabitants are known as "Schirmeckois".