Eschwiller

Eschwiller ( German Eschweiler ) is a commune with 188 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the canton Drulingen and the Local Government Association, Alsace Bossue.

Geography

Eschwiller is located on Rehbach in the west of Crooked Alsace, 56 kilometers northwest of Strasbourg, 15 kilometers northeast of Sarrebourg and 5.7 km west of the cantonal capital of Drulingen between the neighboring communities of deer country in the southwest and Eywiller in the Northeast. The Autoroute A4, which is here identical to the European Route 25 runs east of the town center.

History

Eschwiller was first mentioned in documents as Ascovillare 718. The name was composed of the Germanic words " Ash " and " Hamlet ". The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was to leave the village and until 1690 resettled. The settlers were Catholics from Lorraine and Picardy.

1793, the county Saarwerden of France was claimed and Eschwiller received in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) as Eschveiller the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government. Due to boundary changes after the Franco-German War (1870-1871) and the First World War (1914-1918) was one Eschwiller 1871-1919 to Germany.

Demographics

Attractions

The parish church of Notre- Dame-de- Assumption was built in 1771-1772 under the direction of architect Friedrich Joachim Stengel ( 1694-1787 ) according to the plan of the Church of Lorentzen. 1851 repairs were carried out. From 1906 to 1910, the church was renovated and built a new bell tower. In 1995 the church was restored, which was registered in 1992 in the additional list of Monuments historiques (historical monuments ).

Economy

Major lines of business of Eschwillerois are mixed cultivation and animal husbandry. There is a dairy cooperative on site.