Vœgtlinshoffen
Vœgtlinshoffen | ||
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Haut-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
Canton | Wintzenheim | |
Community association | Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 1 ′ N , 7 ° 17 ′ E | |
height | 267-899 m | |
surface | 3.99 km 2 | |
Residents | 489 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 123 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 68420 | |
INSEE code | 68350 | |
Mairie Vœgtlinshoffen |
Vœgtlinshoffen (German Vögtlinshofen ) is a French commune with 489 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the canton of Wintzenheim in the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé .
geography
Vœgtlinshoffen is 340 m on the Alsace Wine Route on the edge of the Vosges , about ten kilometers southwest of Colmar . The 3.99 km² municipal area is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
history
In documents from 1188 the village appears under the name Vocelines hoven . The Marbach Abbey was located near the village .
On January 1, 1996 the name was changed from Vœgtlinshofen to Vœgtlinshoffen .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 | |
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Residents | 433 | 434 | 387 | 392 | 446 | 478 | 531 | 534 | |
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Infrastructure
Due to the location directly on the Vosges, the traffic connection is mainly in the east to the D 83 and further east to the A 35 .
Regular events
The village festival takes place on the last weekend of June.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1337-1338.