Itterswiller

Itterswiller
Itterswiller; Itterschwiller
	Commune
	A general view of Itterswiller
	Coat of arms
	Location of Itterswiller
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	Coordinates: 48°21′53″N 7°25′54″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Obernai
Intercommunality	Bernstein et Ungersberg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Kieffer
Area 1	11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	242
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67227 /67140
Elevation	220–287 m (722–942 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Itterswiller (German: Ittersweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Geography

The village is located on the eastern beginnings of the Vosges Mountains, between Molsheim to the north and Sélestat top the south. It is a few kilometres to the west of the Autoroute A35, the principal north-south highway in Alsace.

Economy

Tourism is important to the local economy which is positioned on the Elsässer Weinstraße. The village also takes a pride in its vineyards.

History

The village is on the course of a Roman road: it is therefore believed that the area must have been settled during the Roman empire period. The name is thought to come from the Latin "Itineris villa" which indicates a hostelry for travellers.

In terms of surviving written records, a so-called Letter of Indulgence to Itterswiller dates from 1330.

Celebrations

An annual church festival takes place at the end of September or start of October.

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References

INSEE commune file

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

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