Eichhoffen

Eichhoffen ( German Eichhofen or Eichhofen in Alsace ) is a commune with 559 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the district Sélestat - Erstein, for Canton Barr and founded in 1995, Local Government Association, Piedmont de Barr.

Geography

The community is located at 207 m above sea level, about 13 kilometers north of Sélestat and 26 kilometers southwest of Strasbourg. The Ill Creek Andlau occurs here AIUs the last foothills of the Vosges ( Muenchberg ) in the Upper Rhine valley a.

History

The first mention of a settlement at the same place there in the year 980

Demographics

Attractions

The Chapel of Saint Jean -Baptiste was first mentioned in 1052. In 1569 it was rebuilt.

Chapel of Saint Jean -Baptiste

Economy

More than two thirds of its territory are passed by vines. So is also adjacent to the tourism of the wine of the most important branch in Eichhoffen.

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