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Kaysersberg
Coat of arms of Kaysersberg
Coat of arms
Location of Kaysersberg
Map
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityVallée de Kaysersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Henri Stoll
Area
1
24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
2,766
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68162 /68240
Elevation236–924 m (774–3,031 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kaysersberg (German: Kaisersbergⓘ) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg-Vignoble.[1]

The inhabitants are called Kaysersbergeois. The name means Emperor's Mountain in German.

The high fortress that dominates the city serves as a reminder of both its strategic importance and its warlike past. Together with the rest of Alsace-Lorraine, Kaysersberg was part of Germany during the period between the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War.

Kaysersberg is one of the finest wine growing areas in Alsace. The first vines were brought here in the 16th century from Hungary, and wine production is still an important aspect of the town's economy today. Wine produced from the Pinot gris variety is a local specialty.

Geography

Kaysersberg lies north-west of Colmar, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Notable people

Kaisersberg was the birthplace of Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician.

See also

  • The town seen from its castle
    The town seen from its castle
  • Typical view of Kaysersberg
    Typical view of Kaysersberg
  • Another typical view of Kaysersberg
    Another typical view of Kaysersberg
  • The medieval church
    The medieval church
  • Fountain and facade of the medieval church
    Fountain and facade of the medieval church
  • Gothic altar inside the medieval church
    Gothic altar inside the medieval church
  • Kaysersberg's Renaissance town hall
    Kaysersberg's Renaissance town hall
  • Albert Schweitzer museum
    Albert Schweitzer museum
  • Kaysersberg is dominated by the ruins of its castle
    Kaysersberg is dominated by the ruins of its castle
  • The Kaysersberg Castle
    The Kaysersberg Castle
  • Cemetery and vineyards
    Cemetery and vineyards
  • Bell tower and roofs seen from Schlossberg
    Bell tower and roofs seen from Schlossberg
  • Riesling wine made from the co-op of Kaysersberg and neighboring Kientzheim
    Riesling wine made from the co-op of Kaysersberg and neighboring Kientzheim

References

  1. ^ Arrêté 14 July 2015 Template:Fr
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