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

Adamswiller
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of Adamswiller
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Coordinates: 48°54′19″N 7°12′13″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Intercommunality	Alsace Bossue
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Saemann[1]
Area 1	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	390
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67002 /67320
Elevation	234–303 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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Adamswillerois or Adamswilleroises.[3]

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.[4]

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

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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

Blazon: Or, a chevron of gules in base Argent.

Toponymy

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

In German: Adamsweiler.

Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors of Adamswiller[5]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2014	François Brua
2014	2020	Armand Moritz	DVD
2020	2026	Alain Saemann

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 215 —     1800 210 −0.34% 1806 246 +2.67% 1821 326 +1.89% 1831 324 −0.06% 1836 296 −1.79% 1841 308 +0.80% 1846 305 −0.20% 1851 289 −1.07% 1856 275 −0.99% 1861 277 +0.15% 1866 289 +0.85% 1871 299 +0.68% 1875 286 −1.11% 1880 280 −0.42% 1885 274 −0.43% 1890 265 −0.67% 1895 303 +2.72%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1900 313 +0.65% 1905 335 +1.37% 1910 331 −0.24% 1921 317 −0.39% 1926 332 +0.93% 1931 334 +0.12% 1936 343 +0.53% 1946 356 +0.37% 1954 366 +0.35% 1962 406 +1.30% 1968 427 +0.84% 1975 429 +0.07% 1982 460 +1.00% 1990 469 +0.24% 1999 459 −0.24% 2007 376 −2.46% 2012 408 +1.65% 2017 377 −1.57%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

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)[8]
• The Town Hall / School at 44 Rue Principale (19th century)[9]
• A Farmhouse at 51 Rue Principale (1825)[10]
• A Farmhouse at 55 Rue Principale (1909)[11]
• The Au Cheval Noir restaurant at 59 Rue Principale (1857)[12]
• The Weaver's House at 68 Rue Principale (18th century)[13]
• The Worker's House at 69 Rue Principale (1835)[14]
• A Restaurant at 73 Rue Principale (1895)[15]
• The Totenberg Tile Factory at RD 239 (1806)[16]
• Houses and Farms[17]
• A Public Bench at 12 Rue de la Gare (1856) is registered as an historical object.[18]

Other sites of interest

• The Rauscher Quarry[19]

Religious heritage

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

• A Monstrance Altar Bench at CD 239 (1856)[20]
• A Lutheran Church at Rue Principale (1836).[21] The Church has several items which are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary)[22]
  • The Organ (1846)[23]
  • A Baptismal Ewer and Basin (19th century)[24]
• The Cemetery (1905).[25] All movable items in the Cemetery are registered as historical objects.[26]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department sorted by arrondissements and cantons
• Communities of Communes of the Bas-Rhin département
• Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin département
• Cantons of the Bas-Rhin département

External links

• Adamswiller on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Adamswiller on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Adamsweiller on the 1750 Cassini Map

References

На других языках

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- [en] Adamswiller

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[ru] Адамсвиллер

Адамсвиллер (фр. Adamswiller) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции в регионе Гранд-Эст[1] (бывший Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия), департамент Нижний Рейн, округ Саверн, кантон Ингвиллер[2]. До марта 2015 года коммуна административно входила в состав упразднённого кантона Дрюлинген (округ Саверн).

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