- Schiltigheim
French commune
nomcommune=Schiltigheim
Brewery in Schiltigheim
région=Alsace
département=Bas-Rhin
arrondissement=Strasbourg-Campagne
canton=Schiltigheim
insee=67447
cp=67300
maire=Raphaël Nisand
mandat=2008-
intercomm=Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg
longitude=7.75
latitude=48.6077777778
alt moy=140 m
alt mini=133 m
alt maxi=152 m
hectares=763
km²=7.63
sans=31,400
date-sans=2005
dens=4,115
date-dens=2005Schiltigheim ( _fr. Schiltigheim, pronounced|ʃiltikajm, and sometimes IPA| [ʃiltigajm] by non-local speakers of French; Alsatian: "Schílige", pronounced IPA| [ˈʃɪlikə] ; _de. Schiltigheim) is a "commune" in the "department" of
Bas-Rhin and theAlsace "region" ofAlsace . The name of the communes is often shortened locally, both in French and in the Alsatian dialect, as Schilik (IPA| [ʃilik] ).It is the largest
suburb of the city ofStrasbourg , and is adjacent to it on the northwest. In the 2005 census, Schiltigheim had a population of 31,400 and was therefore the third biggest town in theBas-Rhin . In French, its inhabitants are called "Schilikois" ("Schilick" is nickname for Schiltigheim used in the region, as well in French as in the "Elsässerditsch dialect").History
The town dates back to the 9th century, when it grew around the castle and the church.
External links
* [http://www.ville-schiltigheim.fr/ Official website]
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