Wangenbourg-Engenthal
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim | |
| Canton | Saverne | |
| Community association | Mossig et Vignoble | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 18' E | |
| height | 284-964 m | |
| surface | 31.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,354 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67710 | |
| INSEE code | 67122 | |
| Website | Wangenbourg-Engenthal | |
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Wangenbourg-Engenthal (German Wangenburg ) is a French commune and a tourist resort with 1,354 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
Wangenbourg-Engenthal is located in the Middle Vosges on the upper reaches of the Mossig and borders the Moselle department . The highest point is the 961 meter high Schneeberg . The street village is connected to the traffic network by the department road D 218. The Route de Bois also runs there . In the southwest is the Forêt Domaniale d'Engenthal , in the east the Forêt Domaniale de la Mossig .
The districts of Engenthal-le-Bas, Engenthal-le-Haut, Freudeneck, les Huttes, Oberstieg , Schneethal, Windsbourg and Wolfsthal belong to Wangenbourg-Engenthal .
history
In the 12th century donated Counts of Dabo the monastery Obersteigen with a hospice for pilgrims on their way over the Saverne supply. It flourished in the 13th century, but was moved to Zabern in 1303 .
On November 1, 1974, the municipalities of Wangenbourg and Engenthal merged into one municipality. It belonged to the Communauté de communes des Coteaux de la Mossig , founded in 1992 , which was merged into the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble in 2017 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1166 | 1218 | 1244 | 1176 | 1159 | 1182 | 1361 | 1354 |
Attractions
- Wangenburg, restored castle ruins from the 13th to 16th centuries
- Romanesque chapel of Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption of the former Augustinian monastery of Oberstieg , which was relocated to Zabern in 1303 , in the hamlet of Oberstieg
- see also: List of Monuments historiques in Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Community partnerships
Wangenbourg-Engenthal has had a community partnership with Lanvallay in Brittany since 1990 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1562-1564.
Web links
- Wangenbourg-Engenthal website (French)
Individual evidence