Dachstein (Bas-Rhin)

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Dachstein
Dachstein coat of arms
Dachstein (France)
Dachstein
region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Molsheim
Canton Molsheim
Community association Region of Molsheim-Mutzig
Coordinates 48 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 32'  E
height 159-170 m
surface 7.46 km 2
Residents 1,802 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 242 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 67120
INSEE code 67080

Entrance

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The French commune of Dachstein is located in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ) between Ergersheim and Molsheim . It has 1802 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig . An important line of business is agriculture with arable farming. Dachstein was a former, fortified episcopal city. It carries the title Village Fleuri .

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In blue a blessing golden bishop with a crook, turned slightly to the right .

Symbolism : The blessing Saint Martin with his crosier marks the former importance of Dachstein as an episcopal city .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2001 2003 2006 2017
620 788 952 936 957 1271 1396 1430 1439 1802

Attractions

Dachstein is located off the main roads in Alsace and is therefore not very well developed for tourism. The village still has interesting buildings like

  • the medieval city gate Porte de la Bruche ,
  • St. Martin's Church ( Église Saint-Martin ), which still has Gothic components, with a nave and a baroque altar
  • the Renaissance castle (extended in the 19th century in the neo-Renaissance style) of the De Turckheim family, Château de Turckheim or Vieux Château . It was formerly a summer residence of some of the bishops of Strasbourg and
  • the old wash house as well
  • the Hervé Bourcart castle or “La Magnanerie”. It is more in the center of the village and was built in 1750 as a private villa which housed the royal school of silkworm rearing. It has been owned by the Hervé family since 1838. In the 1990s, the castle and the idyllic surroundings served as the backdrop for the filming of the film saga "The Alsatians or Two Mathilde". Magnan is an Occitan term and means mulberry . The Magnanerie is the place of business for a silkworm farm.
  • In the streets of Dachstein there are several traditional half-timbered houses, some have a gallery made of carved wood.

  • Medieval city gate Porte de la Bruche (Breuschtor)

  • Baroque St. Martin Church, Église Saint-Martin

  • High altar (around 1700) of the Martinskirche

  • Château de Turckheim

  • Town hall ( Mairie ) of Dachstein.jpg

See also

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 702-706.

Web links

Commons : Dachstein  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Dachstein in the Topographia Alsatiae (M. Merian)  - Sources and full texts
  • Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1610: The bloody Mars is regmient, Wies seems to be up to the end, ... ( digitized version )