Mackwiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Alsace Bossue | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 7 ° 11' E | |
| height | 224-346 m | |
| surface | 9.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 575 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 64 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67430 | |
| INSEE code | 67278 | |
 Remains of a Gallo-Roman thermal bath |
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Mackwiller ( German Mackweiler ) is a French commune with 575 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is in Crooked Alsace .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Mackwiller belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Zabern in the district of Lower Alsace .
archeology
In 1955, substantial remains of a mithraium were excavated in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt . The find has since been on display in the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg . Large-format cuboids from Roman times can be seen on the nave of the church . It is believed that they go back to a former temple.
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 853 | 660 | 672 | 671 | 683 | 635 | 612 | 608 | 575 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 332-334.
See also
Web links
Commons : Mackwiller - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mackwiller at the Communauté de communes d'Alsace Bossue (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Mackwiller (Bas-Rhin) (French)
- ^ Walter Hotz: Handbook of Art Monuments in Alsace and Lorraine , Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1976, p. 122
- ↑ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Zabern district