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Lembach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.[2]

Lembach
Commune
The town hall in Lembach
Location of Lembach
Lembach
Lembach
Coordinates: 49°01′N 7°47′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
IntercommunalitySauer-Pechelbronn
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Trautmann
Area
1
48.89 km2 (18.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,548
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67263 /67510
Elevation177–551 m (581–1,808 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology


The toponym Lembach is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Lehm, denoting clay. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[3]


Geography


Lembach lies in the Sauer valley, surrounded by the woods and sandstone cliffs of the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve. It is located on Departmental Road 3 which runs from Wissembourg, 12 km to the east of Lembach, to the north-western tip of Bas-Rhin and the onward route to Bitche in the department of Moselle. The German frontier lies some 5 km to the north.

In the village centre is a Protestant church dating from 1750 (but incorporating a tower from the late Medieval period) as well as a nineteenth-century Catholic church.

The commune, which covers an extensive land area, much of it uninhabitable owing to the topography, also includes the small village of Mattstall and the hamlet of Pfaffenbronn.


Tourism


The spectacular scenery and the fortifications of past centuries, coupled with the limited possibilities for agriculture in the immediate area, make tourism a key source of employment.

The presence in Lembach of a well regarded haute cuisine restaurant has in recent years made the village something of a "centre of pilgrimage" for gourmets, many of whom cross the border from such nearby population centres as Karlsruhe, Germersheim, and Mannheim.

Clearly marked footpaths, some of them leading to ruined fortifications or to picturesque rock faces, are promoted as another tourist attraction. The best known and most substantial of the medieval period fortifications is probably the Château du Fleckenstein. The commune also includes a section of the Maginot Line.


History


The extensive territory has often found itself a crossing-point between the French and German worlds in times both of peace and of war.

In September 1972 the commune of Lembach was merged with the neighbouring village of Mattstall to the south. Mattstall retains the semi-independent status of an associated commune.[2]


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References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148, 150. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)



На других языках


- [en] Lembach

[ru] Лембак (Нижний Рейн)

Лембак (фр. Lembach) — коммуна на северо-востоке Франции в регионе Гранд-Эст[1] (бывший Эльзас — Шампань — Арденны — Лотарингия), департамент Нижний Рейн, округ Агно-Висамбур, кантон Рейшсоффен[2]. До марта 2015 года коммуна административно входила в состав кантона Висамбур (округ Висамбур).



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