Niedersteinbach

Lower Steinbach is a municipality with 150 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the canton of Wissembourg in the Bas -Rhin in the Alsace region. It is part of the Natural Park of the North Vosges. At low Steinbach also includes the hamlet Wengelsbach, right on the German border, which consists mainly of weekend cottages.

Geography

Lower Steinbach is located in the valley of Steinbach, a tributary waters of the Sauer, surrounded by the forests and sandstone rocks of the Northern Vosges at the Departementalstraße 3 The district is bordered to the north by Germany.

History

In the wake of the French Revolution Low Steinbach came to France. Through the delineation of the Paris Peace 1815 was again part of the Palatinate Wasgau and thus to Bavaria. France did not agree with the boundaries, since the path between the French fortresses Bitsch and White Castle led by Bavarian area. In a border agreement in 1825 between France and Bavaria Lower and Upper Steinbach had to give.

Demographics

Leisure and Tourism

The Vosges Club has marked many trails in the area, which also lead to many castle ruins and picturesque rocks. The gastronomy of low Steinbach, notably the Hotel-Restaurant " Au Cheval Blanc ", has a good reputation, so here is former Chancellor Helmut Kohl seen regularly. Even at a summit meeting with François Mitterrand came once in the place.