Schleithal
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Schleithal
|commune status = Commune
|image = Schleithal 346.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Schleithal
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Schleithal (67).svg
|arrondissement = Haguenau-Wissembourg
|canton = Wissembourg
|INSEE = 67451
|postal code = 67160
|term = 2022–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|48.9894|8.0442|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 135
|elevation max m = 187
|area km2 = 9.12
|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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Schleithal ({{IPA|fr|ʃlaital}}) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67451-schleithal INSEE commune file] 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. Schleithal is a linear settlement.
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
References
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