Molsheim
is one of the sub-prefectures of the Bas-Rhin department. This thousand
year old town lies on the Alsatian Wine Road, and is at once a historical
and tourist town thanks to its rich collection of monuments, the oldest
of which date back to the Middle Ages.
It is also a charming wine-producing and industrial town typical of
many in the Alsace region with a social and economic fabric.
Vineyard
at Molsheim
How to reach
us :
Molsheim
is situated 25 kilometres northwest of Strasbourg.
It is a town that is very easy to get to, for it is built at the crossroads
of two major routes : the North-South road linking Saverne to Selestat
and the East-West road that runs from Strasbourg to Saint-Dié
and Nancy. Molsheim also has rail links with all the large towns in
the surrounding area : Selestat, Schirmeck, Obernai, Strasbourg/Entzheim.
As a result of all these advantages, Molsheim is a growing town and
is home to such prestigious companies as :
•
MESSIER BUGATTI
• OSRAM
• MERCEDES
BENZ
Today
the Molsheim–Schirmeck area represents a semi-rural zone with approximately
80,000 inhabitants, and thanks to the development of numerous industrial
estates, a rate of unemployment lower than the national average.
Some
useful links :
•
Molsheim : Town
of Molsheim site
•
Tourism : Mosheim
Tourist Office site
•
Wine-growing : CIVA site
(Alsatian Wine Interprofessional Committee)
•
Industrial and commercial information : Strasbourg
Chamber of Trade and Industry (CCI) site
•
Strasbourg Entzheim Airport : airport
site
•
MESSIER BUGATTI : company
site
•
Musée SCHLUMPF : museum
site
•
OSRAM : company site
•
MERCEDES BENZ : company
site
