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Coordinates: 48°15′37″N 7°27′18″E / 48.26027778°N 7.455°E
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Commune of Sélestat |
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 Saint-Georges Church |
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  Sélestat
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Sélestat |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sélestat et environs |
| Mayor | Marcel Bauer (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 165–184 m (540–600 ft) (avg. 173 m/570 ft) |
| Land area1 | 44.40 km2 (17.14 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 19,459 (2006) |
| - Density | 438 /km2 (1,130 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 67462/ 67600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sélestat (French: Sélestat, pronounced: [selɛsta]; Alsatian: Schlestatt or Schlettstadt, [ˈʃlɛd̥ʃd̥ɐd̥]; German: Schlettstadt) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
In 2006, Sélestat had a total population of 19,459.[1] The Communauté de communes de Sélestat et environs had a total population of 35,397.[2]
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Geography
Sélestat is located in central Alsace, 22 km (14 mi) north of Colmar and 47 km (29 mi) south of Strasbourg, on the left bank of the Ill River.
Sélestat is near the Alsace wine route, and other notable sites such as the Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg.
Sights
The city is one of the richest and most varied in terms of architecture among the smaller cities of Alsace. Most remarkable are the romanesque church Sainte-Foy and the gothic St. George's Church, the baroque clock tower (1618) and the neo-mediæval water tower. Buildings like the town hall (1788), the railway station (1880s) and the synagogue (1890s), as well as several Renaissance and Baroque civil houses are similarly noteworthy.
The Humanist Library displays one of the oldest and most homogenous collection of medieval manuscripts and Renaissance books in Europe. Its core is the still almost intact library of Beatus Rhenanus, that had been bequeathed to the city and kept by it ever since.
Sélestat AM transmitter
South of Sélestat at 48°15'4"N 7°25'28"E, there is a large broadcasting facility used for transmitting on 1161 kHz and 1278 kHz in the mediumwave range. The facility consists of two directional antenna systems, each for one frequency. Each of the system consists of three guyed base-fed mast radiators insulated against ground, about 60 m high, which are arranged on a line with a little bow to deserve precisely the Alsatian Plain.
Notable people
Twin towns
Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium, since 1959
Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria, since 2006
Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland, since 1988
Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1966
See also
References
External links
- City council website (French)
- Office de Tourisme website (French)
- Sélestat: images (German)
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"Schlettstadt". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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