Eckwersheim

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Eckwersheim

|commune status = Commune

|image = Eckwersheim, Mairie.jpg

|caption = The town hall in Eckwersheim

|image coat of arms = Blason Eckwersheim 67.svg

|arrondissement = Strasbourg

|canton = Brumath

|INSEE = 67119

|postal code = 67550

|mayor = Camille Bader{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Strasbourg Eurométropole

|coordinates = {{coord|48.6819|7.695|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 139

|elevation max m = 183

|area km2 = 7.46

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67119-eckwersheim INSEE commune file] It is around {{convert|11|km|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} north of Strasbourg.

On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed and 42 others were injured after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-03 |title=Accident du TGV d'Eckwersheim : pourquoi la seule catastrophe mortelle d'un train à grande vitesse en France est tombée dans l'oubli |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/accident-du-tgv-d-eckwersheim-pourquoi-la-seule-catastrophe-mortelle-d-un-train-a-grande-vitesse-en-france-est-tombee-dans-l-oubli-2932014.html |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=France 3 Grand Est |language=fr-FR}}