Geispitzen

Geispitzen (French pronunciation: [gaiʃpitsən]; Alsatian: Gaispítze) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Geispitzen
Commune
The church in Geispitzen
Coat of arms
Location of Geispitzen
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Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 7°25′18″E / 47.6683°N 7.4217°E / 47.6683; 7.4217
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Brunstatt-Didenheim
Intercommunality	Saint-Louis Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Baumlin[1]
Area 1	6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	509
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68103 /68510
Elevation	246–333 m (807–1,093 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Humans have occupied Geispitzen since the Neolithic period. Thereafter, two Gallo-Roman settlements were spotted there, as remains of the Kembs - Besançon Roman road can still be found to this day. A village, which disappeared before medieval times, was also located in the Altrad locality. The first mentions of the commune's name date back to 1267. The village benefited from two remarkable development periods: one at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, the second at the end of the 17th century after the Thirty Years' War. The village endured significant destruction during the Second World War, and a modern estate was built around 1970.