Osthouse

Osthouse (German: Osthausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Osthouse
The church in Osthouse
Coat of arms
Location of Osthouse
Osthouse
Osthouse
Coordinates: 48°24′12″N 7°38′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonErstein
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Raymond Fender
Area
1
9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
924
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67364 /67150
Elevation151–157 m (495–515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The sole remaining wall of the 1865 synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, makes a dramatic standing ruin.[2]

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