Adamswiller

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Adamswiller
Àdàmswiller
Coat of arms of Adamswiller
Coat of arms
Location of Adamswiller
Map
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Armand Moritz
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
408
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67002 /67320
Elevation234–303 m (768–994 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Adamswiller (German: Adamsweiler) is a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Adamswillerois or Adamswilleroises[1]

Geography

Adamswiller is located some 20 km north by north-west of Phalsbourg and 20 km south-east of Sarralbe. The D9 road from Mackwiller passes south through the western part of the commune on the way to Durstel in the south. The D182 runs off the D9 in the commune to Rexingen in the south-west. There is also the D239 road from the village going north-east to join the D919 road just outside the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a little forest in the east.[2]

The commune is renowned for its pink sandstone from the north-east of the commune which has been approved for the restoration of historical monuments.

The Eichel river forms the north-western border of the commune and the Marstbach forms the western border. The commune lies within the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park.

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

History

The commune was formerly part of the County of La Petite-Pierre. Between Adamswiller and Mackwiller there have been found ancient tombs which have been given the name Totdenberg due to the heights on which they were found (The hill of the Dead).

Heraldry

Arms of Adamswiller
Arms of Adamswiller
 Blazon:

Or, a chevron of gules in base Argent.



Toponymy

  • 1281: Adelmanswiler
  • 1793: Adamsweiller
  • 1801: Adamswiler

In German: Adamsweiler.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Adamswiller[3]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2014 François Brua
2014 2020 Armand Moritz

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 387 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

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Culture and heritage

The Rauschen Sandstone Quarry

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Blacksmith's House at 27 Rue Principale (1881)[4]
  • The Town Hall / School at 44 Rue Principale (19th century)[5]
  • A Farmhouse at 51 Rue Principale (1825)[6]
  • A Farmhouse at 55 Rue Principale (1909)[7]
  • The Au Cheval Noir restaurant at 59 Rue Principale (1857)[8]
  • The Weaver's House at 68 Rue Principale (18th century)[9]
  • The Worker's House at 69 Rue Principale (1835)[10]
  • A Restaurant at 73 Rue Principale (1895)[11]
  • The Totenberg Tile Factory at RD 239 (1806)[12]
  • Houses and Farms[13]
  • A Public Bench at 12 Rue de la Gare (1856) is registered as an historical object.[14]
Other sites of interest
  • The Rauscher Quarry[15]
  • The Black Horse bistro

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Monstrance Altar Bench at CD 239 (1856)[16]
  • A Lutheran Church at Rue Principale (1836).[17] The Church has several items which are registered as historical objects:
    • The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary)[18]
    • The Organ (1846)[19]
    • A Baptismal Ewer and Basin (19th century)[20]
  • The Cemetery (1905).[21] All movable items in the Cemetery are registered as historical objects.[22]

See also

External links

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. ^ Inhabitants of Bas-Rhin Template:Fr icon
  2. ^ a b Google Maps
  3. ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
  4. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005475 Blacksmith's House at 27 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005474 Town Hall / School at 44 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005478 Farmhouse at 51 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005479 Farmhouse at 55 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005480 Au Cheval Noir restaurant at 59 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005476 Weaver's House at 68 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005477 Worker's House at 69 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005481 Restaurant at 73 Rue Principale Template:Fr icon
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005482 Totenberg Tile Factory at RD 239 Template:Fr icon
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005472 Houses and Farms Template:Fr icon
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009314 Public Bench at 12 Rue de la Gare Template:Fr icon
  15. ^ SA Rauscher
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084578 Monstrance Altar Bench Template:Fr icon
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005473 Lutheran Church Template:Fr icon
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009312 Furniture in the Church (Supplementary) Template:Fr icon
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009311 Organ Template:Fr icon
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009310 Baptismal Ewer and Basin Template:Fr icon
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA67005483 Cemetery Template:Fr icon
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM67009313 Movable Items in the Cemetery Template:Fr icon
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