Wingen-sur-Moder
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Hanau-La Petite Pierre | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 55 ' N , 7 ° 23' E | |
| height | 207-406 m | |
| surface | 17.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,626 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67290 | |
| INSEE code | 67538 | |
| Website | http://www.wingen-moder.com/ | |
Wingen-sur-Moder (German Wingen an der Moder ) is a French commune with 1626 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is located in the arrondissement of Saverne and there in the canton of Ingwiller .
geography
Wingen is located on the river Moder and is part of the Northern Vosges Nature Park . Neighboring communities in the north are Meisenthal and Goetzenbruck (both in the Moselle department ), Wimmenau in the southeast , Erckartswiller in the south, Zittersheim in the southwest and Rosteig and Soucht (Moselle department) in the northwest .
history
The village came to the Wörth district of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg around 1790 , which at that time belonged to the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt . With the upheaval begun by the French Revolution , the Amt Wörth became part of France and dissolved in the subsequent administrative reforms.
population
The place used to have a relatively large Yenish population. This is still there - to a much lesser extent.
| year | 1798 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Residents | 250 | 1,232 | 1,458 | 1,539 | 1,550 | 1,551 | 1,487 | 1,609 | 1,562 | 1,614 |
Attractions
Wingen is known through the glass manufacturer Cristallerie Lalique . The manufactory's buildings were converted into the Musée Lalique , which opened in July 2011 , by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte , who distinguished himself by restoring the Collège des Bernardins in Paris .
Partner communities
There is a partnership with the municipality of Burgkirchen an der Alz in the Altötting district .
Personalities
- Eduard Teutsch (1832–1908), glass manufacturer born in Wingen-sur-Moder and member of the Reichstag
- René Lalique (1860–1945), jewelry and glass artist, entrepreneur, opened the Lalique production site in Wingen-sur-Moder in 1921
- Silvio Denz (* 1956), Swiss entrepreneur and collector, acquired the Lalique SA manufacture in Wingen-sur-Moder in 2008
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 997-1004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Knöpp: Territorial inventory of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg Hesse-Darmstadt part . [typewritten] Darmstadt 1962. [Available in the Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt , signature: N 282/6], p. 20.
- ^ Alfred Matt: Bailliages, prévôté et fiefs ayant fait partie de la Seigneurie de Lichtenberg, du Comté de Hanau-Lichtenberg, du Landgraviat de Hesse-Darmstadt . In: Société d'Histoire et d'Archaeologie de Saverne et Environs (Eds.): Cinquième centenaire de la création du Comté de Hanau-Lichtenberg 1480 - 1980 = Pays d'Alsace 111/112 (2, 3/1980), p 7-9 (7).