Schiltigheim
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Commune of Schiltigheim |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg-Campagne |
| Canton | Schiltigheim |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg |
| Mayor | Alfred Muller (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 133 m–152 m (avg. 140 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7.63 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
30,841 |
| - Density | 4,042/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67447/ 67300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Schiltigheim (French: Schiltigheim, pronounced [ʃiltikajm], and sometimes [ʃiltigajm] by non-local speakers of French; Alsatian: Schílige, pronounced [ˈʃɪlikə]; German: Schiltigheim) is a commune in the department of Bas-Rhin and the Alsace region of Alsace. The name of the communes is often shortened locally, both in French and in the Alsatian dialect, as Schilik ([ʃilik]).
It is the largest suburb of the city of Strasbourg, and is adjacent to it on the northwest. In the 1999 census, Schiltigheim had a population of 30,841 and was therefore the third biggest town in the Bas-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).
The town dates back to the 9th century, when it grew around the castle and the church.
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