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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Colmar-2 | |
| Community association | Colmar agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 5 ' N , 7 ° 27' E | |
| height | 182-190 m | |
| surface | 4.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,157 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 242 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68320 | |
| INSEE code | 68095 | |
 Mairie Fortschwihr |
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Fortschwihr (German Fortschweier ) is a French commune with 1157 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The municipality of Fortschwihr is located in the Upper Rhine Plain between the Rhine and Ill , nine kilometers east of Colmar city center. Neighboring communities of Fortschwihr are Muntzenheim in the north, Urschenheim in the east, Widensolen in the southeast, Andolsheim in the south and Bischwihr in the west. The latter municipality is only a few hundred meters from Fortschwihr and is separated by the le Blind stream . A grammar school and a sports complex were built on the municipal border with Bischwihr. The facilities are used by several municipalities in the area.
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Fortschwihr belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Colmar district in the Upper Alsace district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 275 | 220 | 228 | 294 | 445 | 732 | 967 | 1155 | 1141 |
Source: Municipal directory, Cassini and INSEE
Attractions
- St. Laurentius Church
Southwest side
Southeast side
Personalities
- Joachim Aberlin († 1554), Evangelical Reformed pastor, teacher and hymn poet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 100-101.
