Bischwiller

Bischwiller (Bischweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France just west of the Moder River. The city is located 7.8 km southeast of Haguenau, 8 km west-northwest from the German border and the Rhine River (Rhin), and lies 22 km north-northeast of Strasbourg.

Notable people

 * Henri Baumer, master carpenter
 * Claude Vigée, poet
 * Jacob Kirkman and Abraham Kirkman, harpsichord makers
 * Jean Daum, glassware manufacturer
 * Lucien Muller, footballer
 * Otto Meißner, German politician
 * Christian Goodnight (born Christian Gutknecht) is a direct-line ancestor of U.S. President Barack Obama.