Dambach-la-Ville

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Dambach-la-Ville Dàmbàch
Commune
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain
Coat of arms
Location of Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville Show map of France Dambach-la-Ville Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E / 48.3247; 7.4281
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Obernai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Hauller[1]
Area 1	28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,207
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Dambachois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67084 /67650
Elevation	164–662 m (538–2,172 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.^[3]

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 [de], made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien [fr] is located in what used to be Oberkirch.^[4]

Population

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

• Wemding, Germany - 1988

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 [fr].

Notable residents

• Gédéon Geismar

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dambach-la-Ville.

• Town council website
• Wine producer J.HAULLER & Fils - Vins d'Alsace

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  City hall
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  Fontaine de l'ours
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  Saint-Sébastien chapel

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