Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim
Màrkelse | |
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Barge in the lock beside the power station | |
Location of Marckolsheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′N 7°32′E / 48.16°N 7.54°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Sélestat |
| Intercommunality | Ried de Marckolsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Pfliegersdoerffer |
Area 1 | 33.36 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,384 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67281 /67390 |
| Elevation | 170–184 m (558–604 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marckolsheim (French pronunciation: [maʁkɔlsaim]; German: Markolsheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum. Approximately 3 kilometres to the east the Rhine has been dammed and a hydro-electric power station installed.