Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]
Dambach-la-Ville
Dàmbàch | |
|---|---|
 Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dambach-la-Ville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Obernai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Hauller[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,228 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dambachois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67084 /67650 |
| Elevation | 164–662 m (538–2,172 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.
History
A sketch of Dambach in 1663 by Matthäus Merian the Younger.
The village was first recorded in 1125 as Tambacum. In the thirteenth century, the Bishop of Strasbourg, Berthold I of Teck, made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien is located in what used to be Oberkirch.[4]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,035 | — |
| 1968 | 2,051 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,039 | −0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,907 | −6.5% |
| 1990 | 1,800 | −5.6% |
| 1999 | 1,973 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 1,979 | +0.3% |
Wine
Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein.
Notable residents
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Hervé de Chalendar, article Villages disparus (6): Dambach, the city that absorbed its neighbors,newspaper L'Alsace,2012.
External links
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City hall
Fontaine de l'ours
Saint-Sébastien chapel
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