Bischwiller


Bischwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France just west of the Moder River.

Geography

The city is southeast of Haguenau, west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River, and lies north-northeast of Strasbourg.
The Moder river, a Rhine tributary, flows across the town. Among the other streams which cross the area can be cited the following tributaries of the Morder: the Rothbaechel, the Erlengraben and the Waschgraben. The last one is formed by the confluence of two smaller streams named Weihergraben and Schnuchgraben.

Population

Due to its large Turkish minority, Bischwiller is often dubbed "Turkwiller".

Culture