Oberbronn

Oberbronn is a French wine village and a municipality with 1512 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. It has a community area of ​​2115 hectares and is situated at an average altitude of 260 m above sea level.

Geography

The place is located in the Northern Vosges Natural Park near Niederbronn- les- Bains.

Culture and sights

In the old center of town, there are several typical Alsatian building. Particularly worthy of mention are:

  • Maison du Bailli, built in 1568, former pillory
  • Mairie (town hall in neo-classical style from 1846, with colonnades )
  • Catholic church with paintings by Louis Wagner
  • Evangelical Church in Gothic style from the 15th and 16th centuries, built in 1505
  • Jewish Cemetery

There is a marked historical tour of the village. From a lookout tower on the Wasenkoepfel ( 526m ) can overlook the Upper Rhine Plain. A specialty of the village is the court pudding with chestnuts, as the Esskastanienwälder around Oberbronn deliver on the slopes of the Vosges one of the ingredients.

Personalities

  • John Michel ( * 1863), notary in Oberbronn and Member of Parliament
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