Niedermorschwihr
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Wintzenheim | |
| Community association | Colmar agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 7 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 263-720 m | |
| surface | 3.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 539 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 161 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68230 | |
| INSEE code | 68237 | |
Niedermorschwihr (German Niedermorschweier ) is a municipality with 539 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ) in France .
geography
The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park . The village is near Turckheim and west of Colmar . The Alsace Wine Route runs there . One district is called Hunabuehl .
history
Around 1148 the village was called "Morswilre". In the 16th century - at that time the Habsburgs had the predominance - Niedermorschwihr and the neighboring Obermorschwihr were recognized as independent communities.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Niedermorschwihr belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Rappoltsweiler in the district of Upper Alsace .
In 1985, Niedermorschwihr was used as a typical Alsatian village by a Japanese television series ( The Blue Skies of Alsace ).
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 726 | 455 | 554 | 553 | 620 | 609 | 585 | 569 | 539 |
Attractions
- St. Gallus Church (Saint-Gall). In this there is an organ by Andreas Silbermann , built in 1726, which was originally made for the Dominican church in Colmar . The building has a sinuous spire that is unique in Alsace.
Personalities
- Christine Ferber (* 1960), pâtissière, chocolatière and confectioner
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 687-688.
Web links
- The Silbermann organ
- Niedermorschwihr on the "Route du vin d'Alsace" ( Alsace Wine Route )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Niedermorschwihr. ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: alsace-route-des-vins.com , accessed on November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Karl Schoenberger: 'Japaning' of Europe at Full Tilt: Companies rush for a foothold before the 1992 integration of the European Community. Alsace is a case in point. In: Los Angeles Times , August 2, 1990.
- ↑ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Rappoltsweiler district
