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Dambach-la-Ville

Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E / 48.3247; 7.4281
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Dambach-la-Ville
Dàmbàch
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain
Coat of arms of Dambach-la-Ville
Location of Dambach-la-Ville
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Dambach-la-Ville is located in France
Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville is located in Grand Est
Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville
Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E / 48.3247; 7.4281
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonObernai
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Hauller[1]
Area
1
28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,207
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymDambachois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67084 /67650
Elevation164–662 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.

Dambach-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃bak la vil]; German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[3]

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 [de], made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien [fr] is located in what used to be Oberkirch.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,051—    
1975 2,039−0.08%
1982 1,907−0.95%
1990 1,800−0.72%
1999 1,973+1.02%
2007 1,924−0.31%
2012 2,016+0.94%
2017 2,201+1.77%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

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 [fr].

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Hervé de Chalendar, article Villages disparus (6): Dambach, the city that absorbed its neighbors,newspaper L'Alsace,2012.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE