Schleithal

Schleithal
Coat of arms
Schleithal
Location within Alsace region Schleithal
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joseph Schneider
Area1	9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,474
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	67451 / 67160
Elevation	135–187 m (443–614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Schleithal is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. Located in the northern Lower Rhine just steps from the French-German border. This boundary is defined by the Lauter which gives its name to the small town of Lauterbourg located at the mouth of the river Rhine.

History

The first writings of Schleithal date from 1145, but some believe that the village dates from 631 (year of establishment of the abbey of Wissembourg). The village became French after the Treaty or otherwise known as Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file