Schaffhouse-près-Seltz
Schaff -près - Seltz ( German: Schaffhausen ) is a commune with 581 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. The inhabitants call themselves Schaffhousois. The next neighboring community is Seltz, two kilometers to the southeast. Between the two communities, the A 35 (L' Alsacienne ) to the connector 58 ( Schaffhausen ) runs. In the south and east of the village is surrounded by forest. On the eastern edge of Eberbach flows. The municipality is a member of the Association of Municipalities Communauté de communes de la Plaine de la Sauer et du Seltzbach.
After Wissembourg in the west is about 20 kilometers, south to Strasbourg is 50 km away. The Rhine and thus the border with Germany to the east of the township is only about two kilometers (direct distance ).
History
The first time was mentioned in writing the place in 1576th During the Thirty Years' War, the village was so badly damaged that it had to be completely rebuilt again.