Bennwihr
Bennwihr (German: Bennweier) is a commune in Grand Est, in northeastern France.
Bennwihr | |
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 The town hall in Bennwihr | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bennwihr  | |
  Bennwihr  Bennwihr | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′39″N 7°19′34″E / 48.1442°N 7.3261°ECoordinates: 48°08′39″N 7°19′34″E / 48.1442°N 7.3261°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Ribeauvillé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Richard Fuchs |
| Area 1 | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 1,335 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68026 /68630 |
| Elevation | 183–354 m (600–1,161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
HistoryEdit
Bennwihr figures in a report from the year 777 by Charlemagne's missi dominici. They refer to the village as Beno Villare (Beno's domain), and mention the quality of its wines.
The village was leveled in December 1944 during fighting leading up to the battle known as the Colmar Pocket.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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