Bennwihr

Bennwihr (German: Bennweier) is a commune in Grand Est, in northeastern France.

Bennwihr
The town hall in Bennwihr
Coat of arms
Location of Bennwihr
Bennwihr
Bennwihr
Coordinates: 48°08′39″N 7°19′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityPays de Ribeauvillé
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Richard Fuchs
Area
1
6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,335
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68026 /68630
Elevation183–354 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.

History

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.

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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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