Fortschwihr

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Fortschwihr

Total population

1,155

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation182 m

Land area4.78 km²

Coordinates48.09°, 7.45°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fortschwihr is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

Georg Wickram

German writer

Ernst Stadler

German poet (1883–1914)

Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel

German writer (1736-1809)

B

Benjamin Peter Gloxin

German botanist (1765-1794)

Émile Wetterlé

French journalist and politician (1861-1931)

Jean Georg Haffner

Doctor

Joseph Müller-Blattau

German musicologist (1895–1976)

Rudolf Schwander

German politician (1868–1950)

K

Kurt Ihlenfeld

German publisher (1901–1972)

Marc Keller

French footballer (born 1968)

D

David Altenstetter

German goldsmith and enamelist

M

Micheline Bernardini

French dancer

Martin Schongauer

German artist (c. 1450–1491)

P

Pierre Moerlen

French musician (1952-2005)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

French sculptor and painter (1834–1904)

F

François Keller

French association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Appenwihr
  4.3 mi away · pop. 583
• Artzenheim
  4.7 mi away · pop. 862
• Biesheim
  5.5 mi away · pop. 2,501
• Neuf-Brisach
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,947
• Marckolsheim
  6.9 mi away · pop. 4,309
• Mittelwihr
  7.4 mi away · pop. 846
• Algolsheim
  7.7 mi away · pop. 1,125
• Katzenthal
  7.8 mi away · pop. 527
• Turckheim
  8 mi away · pop. 3,928
• Kientzheim
  8.2 mi away
• Heidolsheim
  8.4 mi away · pop. 564
• Bergheim
  9.1 mi away · pop. 2,066

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-07

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-06-06

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-06

Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera nobilis

Seen 2026-06-05

Stenopterus rufus

Stenopterus rufus

Seen 2026-06-05

Hadrodemus m-flavum

Hadrodemus m-flavum

Seen 2026-06-05

Beech Woodwart

Hypoxylon fragiforme

Seen 2026-06-05

Auplopus carbonarius

Auplopus carbonarius

Seen 2026-06-05

Tawny Wave

Scopula rubiginata

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fortschwihr, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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