Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
A sketch of Dambach in 1663 by Matthäus Merian the Younger.
It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.
History
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The village was first recorded in 1125 as Tambacum. In the thirteenth century, the Bishop of Strasbourg, Berthold I of Teck, made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien is located in what used to be Oberkirch.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,051 | — |
| 1975 | 2,039 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 1,907 | −0.95% |
| 1990 | 1,800 | −0.72% |
| 1999 | 1,973 | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 1,924 | −0.31% |
| 2012 | 2,016 | +0.94% |
| 2017 | 2,201 | +1.77% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Twin towns
Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:
Wine
Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein.
Notable residents
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Hervé de Chalendar, article Villages disparus (6): Dambach, the city that absorbed its neighbors,newspaper L'Alsace,2012.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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