Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett

Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Molsheim
Community association	Mossig et Vignoble
Coordinates	48 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 30' E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 30' E
height	172-316 m
surface	3.22 km 2
Residents	1,215 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	377 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67310
INSEE code	67442
	; Town hall in Scharrachbergheim

Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett is a French commune with 1215 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) east of the Mossig in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).

geography

In the district of Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett are the 246 m high Amberg and the 301 m high Scharrach. The area is characterized by fields and vineyards . Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett shares the Engelberg Grand Cru vineyard with the neighboring community of Dahlenheim . The surrounding communities are Osthoffen in the east, Dahlenheim in the southeast, Soultz-les-Bains in the south, Traenheim in the west and Odratzheim in the northwest.

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Panoramic view from Scharrachberg to the Upper Rhine Plain , to Strasbourg and the Black Forest

history

In Scharrachbergheim there was a local family of the von Scharrach nobility who gave the settlement its name. The current community was created on January 1, 1975 through the merger of the communities Scharrachbergheim and Irmstett .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	620	660	632	854	1001	992	1085	1215

politics

Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett has four delegates in the Communauté de communes de la Porte du Vignoble .

coat of arms

Historical coats of arms have come down to us from Scharrachberg and Irmstett:

Scharrachbergheim
Irmstett

Buildings

Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett no longer has a train station . The former reception building still exists today.
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church dates from the 19th century.
The Protestant church was built in the 12th century and renovated in the 19th century.
A castle that housed a fort is now privately owned.
The moated castle is a castle that was built by Jean de Scharrach in 1450 .