Berentzwiller

Berentzwiller
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Altkirch
Community association	Sundgau
Coordinates	47 ° 35 '  N , 7 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '  N , 7 ° 23'  E
height	355-439 m
surface	6.08 km 2
Residents	324 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68130
INSEE code	68027
Mairie Berentzwiller

Berentzwiller (German Berenzweiler ) is a French commune with 324 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the community association Sundgau .

geography

Berentzwiller is located in the Sundgau , between Altkirch and Basel . The Thalbach , a tributary of the Ill, flows through the municipality .

Neighboring communities of Berentzwiller are Jettingen in the west and north, Helfrantzkirch in the northeast, Ranspach-le-Bas in the east, Knœringue in the southeast, Muespach in the south and Steinsoultz in the southwest.

history

Berentzwiller belonged to the Seigneurie Altkirch ( Grafschaft Pfirt ) until 1324 . Then it fell into the possession of the House of Habsburg through marriage , from 1648 onwards it belonged to France through the Peace of Westphalia until 1871. From 1871 to 1919 it belonged to Germany because of the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), then again to France (because of the outcome of the First World War (1914–1918)).

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2014
Residents	207	207	207	222	233	313	321	323

Attractions

Saint-Imier church

The first written mention of a Saint-Imier church dedicated to Saint Himerius took place in 1276. In 1632 the building was in poor condition. Nevertheless, a new nave was not built until 1789 . The old cemetery was south of the church. It contained an ossuary in 1768 , which was probably destroyed in 1789 when the new nave was built. In 1839 the choir , the sacristy and the church tower were renewed. In 1950 the building was renovated. In the church there are several paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as two statues of saints from the 15th or 16th centuries.

The rectory was built between 1764 and 1766. In 1846 building materials from the former school and from the parsonage barn were used to renovate the parsonage. The former school behind the rectory was converted into a barn in 1888. It burned down in 1908. In 1937 the rectory was restored.

The new school was built in 1846. Today it serves as a Mairie ('Mayor's Office').

economy

The main occupations are agriculture ( agriculture and breeding of domestic cattle and domestic pigs ) and trade. Most of the employed are commuters and work away from home.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 44-46.

Web links

Commons : Berentzwiller  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Berentzwiller on cartesfrance.fr in French

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le village de Berentzwiller on annuaire-mairie.fr in French.
2. ↑ Photos du village de Berentzwiller on photos-alsace-lorraine.com (French) Retrieved March 28, 2016.
3. ↑ berentzwiller on cassini.ehess.fr (French).
4. ↑ Entry No. 68027 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
5. ↑ entry no. 68027 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
6. ↑ Berentzwiller - Dossier complet on insee.fr in French, accessed on March 28, 2015, cf. Section Chiffres clés caractéristiques des entreprises et des établissements .