Turckheim
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Not to be confused with Türkheim.
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.
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Turckheim | |
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Coordinates: 48°05′14″N 7°16′52″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton | Wintzenheim |
Intercommunality | Colmar Agglomération |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Schlussel[1] |
Area 1 | 16.46 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,928 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 68338 /68230 |
Elevation | 219–840 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. |
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Quick Facts Imperial City of TurckheimReichsstadt Türkheim (de)Ville libre de Turckheim (fr), Status ...
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1312–1648 | |||||||||
Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Turckheim | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Gained Imp. immediacy | 1312 | ||||||||
1354 | |||||||||
24 October 1648 | |||||||||
26 January 1679 | |||||||||
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Today part of | France |
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