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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Guebwiller |
| Canton | Guebwiller |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la région de Guebwiller |
| Mayor | Denis Rebmann (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 254–620 m (833–2,030 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 11,609 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,199 /km2 (3,110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68112/ 68500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 7°12′39″E / 47.9083°N 7.2108°E
Guebwiller (French: Guebwiller, pronounced: [ɡebvilɛʁ]; Alsatian: Gàwiller [ˈkaːviləʁ]; German: Gebweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
It is situated 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The Ballon de Guebwiller, the highest point in the Vosges, lies 8 km (5.0 mi) to the west of the town.
In 2006, Guebwiller had a total population of 11,609[1] and its metropolitan area a population of 31,868.[2]
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[edit] People
Guebwiller was the birthplace of the physicist and Nobel laureate Alfred Kastler; of the Schlumberger brothers; of the ceramicist Théodore Deck; of Nicholas Niklaus Riggenbach, engineer, builder of steam locomotives and rack railways like the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahnen in the Swiss Alps; and of composer Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin.
[edit] Points of interest
- Romanesque and early gothic church Église Saint-Léger
- Gothic former Dominican abbey Les Dominicains, now used as a cultural center.
- Early Renaissance townhall ( Hôtel de ville)
- Neoclassical church Église Notre-Dame, largest neoclassical church in Alsace
- Musée Théodore Deck et des pays du Florival, largest museum in Haut-Rhin outside Colmar and Mulhouse
- Parc de la Marseillaise
[edit] Twin towns
Guebwiller is twinned with:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Commune : Guebwiller (68112) on INSEE
- ^ Aire urbaine 1999 : Guebwiller (197) on INSEE
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Homepage of the Musée du Florival
- Wikipedia page for Église Notre Dame (French)
- The Florivaliens homepage
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