Hartmannswiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller | |
| Canton | Guebwiller | |
| Community association | Region of Guebwiller | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 52 ' N , 7 ° 13' E | |
| height | 244-944 m | |
| surface | 4.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 638 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68500 | |
| INSEE code | 68122 | |
 Mairie Hartmannswiller |
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Hartmannswiller ( German Hartmannsweiler ) is a French commune with 638 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is one of the 17 member municipalities of the Région de Guebwiller municipal association .
geography
Hartmannswiller is located at the foot of the Vosges below the Hartmannswillerkopf , about 16 kilometers northwest of Mulhouse on the Alsace Wine Route and was the scene of major battles in the First World War.
history
A mosaic from a Roman villa discovered in 1830 shows a long history of settlement. Hartmannswiller was first mentioned in writing in 1187 as Hadmanswilre , when the Lützel Monastery ( French: Lucelle ) was granted land in the village by Pope Gregory VIII . Later the village went to the diocese of Basel and then to the diocese of Strasbourg . In 1311 the Lords of Waldner bought the village for 100 marks. It was not until 1760 that they finally became owners of the village. In the Thirty Years' War Hartmannswillerkopf as looted several times throughout Alsace and pillaged . In 1782, 82 residents died of the plague within a few days .
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Hartmannswiller belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Gebweiler district in the Upper Alsace district . During the First World War 1914-1918, the village lay between the fronts, with the result that it was almost completely destroyed by artillery fire.
War cemeteries from the time of the battle for Hartmannswillerkopf are Nécropole nationale du Silberloch - Hartmannswillerkopf , German war cemetery Cernay and the war cemetery Guebwiller .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 556 | 387 | 395 | 427 | 466 | 503 | 523 | 661 | 638 |
Attractions
In Hartmannswiller is located
- an enclosed churchyard; this is (besides Hunawihr ) the best preserved in Alsace and registered as a monument historique . The curtain wall, formerly surrounded by moats, is about one meter thick and has two of what were previously three towers and loopholes. The building from the 15th century bears witness to a time when it was difficult for the villagers to protect themselves from the attackers. The wall originally four to five meters high was reduced to a height of 2.70 m in 1862 for safety reasons.
- the 13th century church of St. Blaise ( Saint-Blaise ). Set on fire by mercenaries in 1376, it was rebuilt during the 15th century. The bell tower once had a saddle, it was converted into a spire in 1881. The Gothic style choir of the nave has a star vault. The baptismal font dates from 1717.
- a well-preserved castle that dates back to the time it was founded when the Lords of Arthmannswihr owned the village. Behind the building one discovers a remarkable castle watch and on the north facade a large arrow slit from the 13th century.
Personalities
- Jean Baptiste Soehnlin (born February 25, 1825 in Hartmannsweiler; † March 26, 1890 in Neuf-Brisach ), Catholic clergyman and member of the German Reichstag
- Sergius Heitz (actually Alfons A. Heitz; 1908–1998), Catholic and later Orthodox priest and theologian, pastor in Hartmannsweiler for 10 years
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1189-1193.
