Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around 11 km (7 mi) north of Strasbourg.
On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. Eleven people were killed and 42 others were injured after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.
Distance between:
Paris to Eckwersheim244 Miles / 393 Kms Marseille to Eckwersheim390 Miles / 627 Kms
Population: 1403 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
67119 Postal Code:
67550
48.681303,7.694221