Waldersbach
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Dirty | |
| Community association | Vallée de la Bruche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ' N , 7 ° 13' E | |
| height | 464-925 m | |
| surface | 3.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 131 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67130 | |
| INSEE code | 67513 | |
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Waldersbach is a French commune with 131 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Molsheim and the canton of Mutzig .
history
Originally the place was a fief of the Rathsamhausen family. But it was then sold to the Count Palatine von Veldenz, who introduced the Reformation in 1589 .
On April 1, 1974, Waldersbach formed the joint administration of Le Ban-de-la-Roche (Steintal) with the municipalities of Belmont and Bellefosse .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 152 | 155 | 131 | 120 | 123 | 139 | 137 | 148 |
Attractions
The most important buildings in Waldersbach are the Protestant parish church with a wooden bell tower and the old rectory. In the old rectory there is a lovingly furnished museum about Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740–1826), the “inventor of the kindergarten”.
Mairie with school
Rectory with museum
Personalities
Johann Friedrich Oberlin , pastor in the Steintal ( Ban de la Roche ), born on August 31, 1740 in Strasbourg, died on June 1, 1826 in Waldersbach. He took care of the development of agriculture and the education of the communities in the Steintal. On his initiative, toddler schools emerged as a kind of kindergarten with educational goals. Oberlin is considered to be the inventor of the kindergarten .
Literary mention
Georg Büchner's story Lenz , in which he also uses notes from Oberlin, takes place in a fictional place Waldbach - meaning Waldersbach.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1193-1195.
