| Eckwersheim | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Eckwersheim 67.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Strasbourg |
| Canton: | Brumath |
| Insee: | 67119 |
| Postal Code: | 67550 |
| Mayor: | Camille Bader[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
| Coordinates: | 48.6819°N 7.695°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 139 |
| Elevation Max M: | 183 |
| Area Km2: | 7.46 |
Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2] It is around 11km (07miles) 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.[3]
Engraver Henry Wolf was born in Eckwersheim, only to eventually live and die in New York City.[4]