Mackwiller

Mackwiller (French pronunciation: [makvilɛʁ] ; German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Mackwiller
Màckwiller
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
Coat of arms of Mackwiller
Location of Mackwiller
Mackwiller is located in France
Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Mackwiller is located in Grand Est
Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Emmanuel Wittmann[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
543
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67278 /67430
Elevation224–346 m (735–1,135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Archaeology

In 1955, substantial fragments of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg.[4] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.

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