Rorschwihr
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Community association | Pays de Ribeauvillé | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 13 ' N , 7 ° 22' E | |
| height | 190-362 m | |
| surface | 2.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 372 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68590 | |
| INSEE code | 68285 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) Rorschwihr |
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Rorschwihr (German Rorschweier ) is a French commune with 372 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She is a member of the Pays de Ribeauvillé municipal association .
geography
The municipality of Rorschwihr is located at the foot of the Vosges , between Sélestat and Ribeauvillé . The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
In Rorschwihr there are field names such as Rotleibel, Moenchreben, Kappelweg, Weingarten, Oberer Weingarten, Pflaenzerreben, Stegreben, Grasberg, Kugelberg, Lachreben, Silberberg and Oberer Silberberg. The municipality is on the Alsace Wine Route .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Rorschwihr 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 .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 287 | 248 | 264 | 272 | 303 | 350 | 366 | 386 | 372 |
| Source: Municipal directory, Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church, built in the 19th century. A 13th century church used to stand on the same site.
- Fountain on the church square
Saint-Michel church
Fountain on the church square
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 987-989.
