Kesseldorf

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Kesseldorf or Kesseldorf City
Commune
The town hall and school in Kesseldorf
Coat of arms
Location of Kesseldorf or Kesseldorf City
Kesseldorf or Kesseldorf City Show map of France Kesseldorf or Kesseldorf City Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°52′36″N 8°04′06″E / 48.8767°N 8.0683°E / 48.8767; 8.0683
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Wissembourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Klein[1]
Area 1	7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	445
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67235 /67930
Elevation	112–134 m (367–440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kesseldorf is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Geography

Kesseldorf is located close to

The village already gets a mention in the twelfth century, at that time under the name of Kesselbach. During his time in the region during 1162-63 the emperor Frederick Barbarossa placed the assets of the village under the Monastery at Koenigsbruck: this is confirmed in surviving records dated 1226. In 1310 the village turns up scheduled as part of the property of the Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul at Seltz. Soon after that the village, along with Seltz itself, came under the control of the Counts Palatine.

Little is heard of Kesseldorf/Kesselbach in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The determination of the

29 June 1718 was the date of the first baptism recorded in the village, 14 June 1718 having been the date of the first recorded marriage. Sometimes under the control of the Abbey at Seltz, and sometimes owned by the successor to the Counts Palatine, Kesseldorf acquired its independence only with the

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

Notable residents

• Hans Henning Atrott, German philosopher, born 1944

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