Osthouse
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Osthouse (French pronunciation: [ɔstuz]; German: Osthausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]
Osthouse | |
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 The church in Osthouse | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Osthouse | |
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| Coordinates: 48°24′12″N 7°38′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Erstein |
| Intercommunality | CC Canton d'Erstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Breysach[1] |
Area 1 | 9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 975 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67364 /67150 |
| Elevation | 151–157 m (495–515 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The sole remaining wall of the 1865 synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, makes a dramatic standing ruin.[4]
Notable people
- Gootchaux Ettinger (1836–1917), French-Brazilian Politician and industrialist
