Wasselonne

Wasselonne (German Wasselnheim, els. Wàssle ) is a commune with 5628 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) and the main town ( chef -lieu ) of the eponymous canton in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the Communauté de communes des Coteaux de la Mossig. At her Mossig flows past.

Demographics

Infrastructure

The small town is a hub of private - there end the Department roads D 25, D 75 and D 224 The D 1004 is there a continuous expressway.

In Wasselonne there is the Collège Marcel Pagnol, a gymnasium, and the Hôpital local de Wasselonne.

Impoundment of Mossig

Church of St. Don Bosco

Attractions

  • Château de Wasselonne
  • Wasselonne is no longer connected to the French railroad network today. The disused station building of the former stations Wasselonne, stationery and Wasselnheim and a goods shed have been preserved.

Wasselnheim, engraving by Matthias Merian from 1682

Map from 1885

Station in 1900

Emancipation Celebration 1944

Partner community

Since 1971 the municipality Dahn in Rhineland-Palatinate is connected through a partnership with Wasselonne.

Personalities

  • Emil Kopp (1817-1875), German chemist
  • Robert minority (1902-1980), French literary scholar
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