Cosswiller

Cosswiller is a commune of 566 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the local association Les Coteaux de la Mossig.

Geography

Cosswiller is on the edge of the Northern Vosges, near the border with Lorraine. The village lies in the valley of the Sathbach, about 4.5 kilometers from the cantonal capital Wasselonne and 26 kilometers north- west of Strasbourg, surrounded by the neighboring communities Romanswiller, West hopes and Allenwiller. The biosphere reserve Palatinate Forest - Vosges du Nord is located about 15 kilometers to the north. Cosswiller located in a risk area regarding possible flooding of Mossig. In December 1999, floods and landslides during hurricane Lothar and the subsequent storm. The Mossig led particularly strong floods in the years 1983, 1990, 2001 and 2004. In January 2004, the entrance of Cosswiller was under water.

History

In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) the population of the village was decimated. The Seigneurs of Cosswiller were Protestants. They called on families from Switzerland to move to Cosswiller and build the village. Therefore, the inhabitants belong to Cosswillers the Reformed Church.

1793 Cosswiller received in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) as Cossweiller the status of a municipality and 1801 as Cosswiler the right to local self-government. 1871, the community was incorporated into the newly created National Rural Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire due to territorial changes through the course of the German - French War ( 1870-1871 ) and was awarded the German name " Koßweiler ". The National Rural Alsace-Lorraine existed until the end of World War I (1914-1918) and was subsequently dissolved. The village was then back to France and was again renamed Cosswiller.

Demographics

Culture and sights

The building of the Protestant Reformed Church was built in the years 1818-1819, with the condition that it should look more like a house than a church. The bell tower was added in 1843. The window frames and door panels are from the Library of Marmoutier and they were probably made ​​in the 18th century. The building stands on the foundations of an older church from the 12th or 13th century, from the in 1820 the ruins of the entrance tower was just received.

A new attraction represents the Helio Dome, a bioclimatic homes made ​​of wood, glass and concrete ..

Economy and infrastructure

Cosswiller is the main supplier of drinking water Kochersberg. There are several craft shops and several country inns in the town. In recent years, a new primary school was built and furnished a library.