Durmenach

Durmenach (Alsatian Dírmene, German Dürmenach ) is a commune with 927 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the Association of Municipalities Ill et Gersbach.

Durmenach lies in the valley of the Ill

Neighboring municipalities are Roppentzwiller in the north, Muespach in the northeast, Werentzhouse the southeast, Bouxwiller in the south and Vieux- Ferrette in the southwest.

Demographics

The village was once inhabited 75% of Alsatian Westjiddisch speaking Jews, which is why it was called the " Jerusalem of the Sundgauvian ". The Yiddish dialect of the village is documented in Florence Guggenheim - Gruenberg: Swiss dialects in text and sound, I 4, Frauenfeld in 1966, also in the Cahiers du CREDYO 5, 2010 ( with CD).