Le Hohwald

Le Hohwald ( German Hohwald ) is a commune with 505 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

Le Hohwald located 13 kilometers southwest of Obernai and 37 kilometers southwest of Strasbourg in the Vosges. In the northwest of the community of the Forêt de la Ville de Strasbourg dominated. A 45- kilometer-long river called Andlau passes through the town center. About four kilometers west of the town lies the mountain Champ du Feu.

History

After the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the then Seigneur of the place settlers from Switzerland over the place, clearing forests to create pastures there. The tithe was paid for half of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg and the Seigneur of the place. The town was given the status of a municipality until 1867, it was composed of areas of the municipalities Barr, Breitenbach and Albe. From 1871 to 1919, the village belonged to Germany.

Demographics

Evangelical Church ( EPRAL )

Economy

Nine-tenths of the area of the municipality is covered by forest. The woods around Le Hohwald are rich in wildlife. The wildlife is regulated by a plan prepared annually hunting. 1856, the first restaurant was opened on the current municipal area. She was visited by many tourists. Over the years, many celebrities spent the summer in the village, including Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), Benoît Constant Coquelin (1841-1909), Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) and Wilhelmina ( 1880-1962), Queen of the Netherlands. Even today, tourism is an important industry for the Hohwaldois, other economic activities are the forestry, beekeeping and breeding of domestic animals.