Berrwiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Wittenheim | |
| Community association | Mulhouse Alsace agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ' N , 7 ° 13' E | |
| height | 244-360 m | |
| surface | 7.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,192 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 156 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68500 | |
| INSEE code | 68032 | |
| Website | www.berrwiller.1s.fr | |
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Berrwiller (German Berrweiler ) is a French commune with 1,192 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the canton of Wittenheim .
geography
The community lies at the foot of the Hartmansweiler head , French Vieil-Armand , a former battlefield in the First World War between 1914 and 1918. Berrwiller consists of the districts of Oberdorf, Unterdorf, Leimgrube, Bertschwiller and Weckenthal.
The Route nationale 83 runs in the south-east of the village and the Route des Vins passes Berrwiller in the north-west .
history
In the year 796 Berrwiller is mentioned for the first time in a document from the archives of Murbach under the name Baronewillare . In a document from 1441 liber marcarum it is reported that the church built there is consecrated to the Brigida of Kildare . In 1766 the old wooden church was replaced by the new building that still exists. Almost 100 years later, in 1853, today's cemetery was laid out.
Berrwiller suffered heavily from the hostilities of the First World War between 1914 and 1918, as the entire population of the village was evacuated and in 1918 relocated to a partly badly damaged village. A third of the originally 1200 inhabitants never came back. Towards the end of World War II , Berrwiller was liberated by Allied troops on February 4, 1945.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 671 | 719 | 797 | 870 | 912 | 1058 | 1113 | 1192 |
economy
Originally Berrwiller was a rural village, today there are only seven farmers left, including a fruit and wine grower and an organic farmer who produces the soft cheese "Bertschwiller".
Industrialization drew the population to work in the textile and metal industries in the nearby small towns or in the potash mines . The Berrwiller shaft was opened in the 1960s to provide ventilation and access to the “Marie-Louise” shaft in Staffelfelden . Since then, Berrwiller has belonged to the potash basin area. The potash mines were closed in 1998 as a result of the fire in a chemical repository at a depth of 1000 meters. The “Berrwiller” mine has been completely dismantled today and has disappeared; of “Marie-Louise” only the listed entrance building remains today. Part of the population now works in Switzerland, 50 kilometers away .
Clubs and culture
- The ASBH sports club operates a football and basketball department. In football, the first team has already played in the association league, the A-youth was already Alsatian champions. Only women who have also been Alsatian champions play in the basketball department.
- Two restaurants are known beyond the surrounding area, the restaurant “À l'Arbre Vert” (König family) and the “Au Vieil-Armand” restaurant (Feder family).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1173-1178.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Former potash salt mining for the production of potash fertilizer in Alsace. In: The Upper Rhine Graben. (Page on potash mining in Alsace)
Web links
- Outline of the story of Berrwiller ( Memento from June 4, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )