Kuttolsheim Kíttelse
Commune
Sainte-Barbe chapel and Schwefelsee
Coat of arms
Location of Kuttolsheim
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Coordinates: 48°38′38″N 7°31′30″E / 48.6439°N 7.525°E / 48.6439; 7.525
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Intercommunality	CC Kochersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Noe[1]
Area 1	4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	646
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67253 /67520
Elevation	166–365 m (545–1,198 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kuttolsheim (French pronunciation: [kytɔlsaim] ^ⓘ;^[3] German: Küttolsheim; Alsatian: Kettelse) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[4]

It has been built along an old Roman road leading from Strasbourg to Saverne.

Geography

Saverne is approximately twelve kilometres (seven miles) to the north-west while Strasbourg is approximately twenty-five kilometres (fifteen miles) to the east. The twentieth century route nationale 4 connecting the two avoids Kuttolsheim but passes through Marlenheim, a short distance to the south.

Landmarks

• Sainte-Barbe chapel: classified as a historic monument; the tower has been built in the 13th century near a sultry spring, probably on the place of an elder sanctuary. The nave dates from the seventeenth century.
• Schwefelsee (sulfur lake): known since the Roman era, its water was then piped to Strasbourg. The lake is a small natural water retain at the outlet of the Souffel's spring. The spring's rate of flow reaches 17 litres per second, its temperature is constant (about 12-13 °C) and therefore the lake never freezes. The sulfur content of the water allowed it to be used since the Roman era until the 1950s in thermae : its curative properties were mostly used to cure skin diseases. The lake also served as a horse bath (als: Rosschwemm) : a mild slope allows them to quietly go into water.
• Saint-Jacques-le-majeur church: the choir tower, built by the architect Bernach in the 12th century, is classified as a historic monument. The present choir and nave have been rebuilt in 1865 after a fire.
• Buddhist temple: Since 1978, Kuttolsheim is one of the four places in Alsace where a Buddhist centre can be found. Since it is the European Institute of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama went there many times.^[5]