Rantzwiller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Brunstatt | |
| Community association | Saint-Louis agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ' N , 7 ° 23' E | |
| height | 292-358 m | |
| surface | 5.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 795 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 145 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68510 | |
| INSEE code | 68265 | |
 Mairie Rantzwiller |
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Rantzwiller (German Rantsweiler ) is a French commune with 795 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Mulhouse , the canton of Brunstatt and the municipality of Saint-Louis Agglomération .
history
At the time, Rantzwiller belonged to the rule of Oberlandser and formed a large community with Geispitzen , Kœtzingue , Magstatt-le-Haut and Waltenheim . The old St. George's Church was mentioned as early as the 13th century.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Rantzwiller belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the district of Mulhouse in the district of Upper Alsace .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 309 | 246 | 248 | 269 | 354 | 452 | 691 | 781 | 800 |
Attractions
- In place of today's St. Georg Church, which was built from 1854 to 1858, there was a previous building with a three-story tower and gable roof from the 13th century. In the new construction, the old bell tower with the Gothic windows was taken over and a pointed roof was added. In the choir there are two statues and a painting by the Basel painter Georg Dantzer . It depicts the martyrdom of St. Sebastian . The baptismal font in the church dates from 1616.
- Chapel of Our Lady of All Hope
St. Georg Rantzwiller Church
Chapel of Our Lady of All Hope
Regular events
The plum festival is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1141-1142.
