Elchesheim-Illingen is a village in southwestern Germany, located between Karlsruhe and Rastatt. The Rhine flows 5 km west of the village.

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Elchesheim-Illingen
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Coordinates: 48°55′55″N 08°12′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Rolf Spiegelhalder[1]
Area
• Total	10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,267
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76477
Dialling codes	07245
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	www.elchesheim-illingen.de

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Elchesheim-Illingen has 3208 inhabitants and is 10.15 square kilometres large (including forest and countryside).

Elchesheim-Illingen borders on the following towns, clockwise beginning from the north: Au am Rhein, Durmersheim, Bietigheim (Baden), Steinmauern.

The village is located near the river Rhine, also there are "Rheinauen", old channels of the river. In this area are many forests, also there is the Goldkanal (goldcanal), an old lake where gold was found.

The nearest big city is Karlsruhe. In the near of this region is the famous Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald). The nearest airport is the Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.

• 1971–1987: Klemens Wittmann
• 1987–2003: Kurt Hertweck
• 2003–2011: Joachim Ertl
• since 2011: Rolf Spiegelhalder