Vœllerdingen

Vœllerdingen
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Community association	Alsace Bossue
Coordinates	48 ° 58 '  N , 7 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 58 '  N , 7 ° 8'  E
height	215-324 m
surface	13.05 km 2
Residents	398 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67430
INSEE code	67508

Vœllerdingen ( German Völlerdingen am Eichelbach ) is a French commune with 398 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).

geography

Vœllerdingen is located in the north of Crooked Alsace on the Eichel and belongs to the canton of Ingwiller.

The neighboring communities are Oermingen in the north, Dehlingen in the east, Lorentzen in the southeast, Domfessel in the south, Sarre-Union in the southwest and Keskastel in the west.

history

Vœllerdingen was first mentioned in a document in 1128. In the 15th century it belonged to the County of Saar Werden and from 1745–1793 to Nassau-Weilburg.

coat of arms

Description of coat of arms : Divided into silver and green. Above a pressed, curved tip covered with three golden shells according to the figure.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Residents	465	487	456	440	428	416	429	394	398

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1099-1100.

Web links

Commons : Vœllerdingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon . 5th edition 1912, p. 1040.