Orschwihr
Orschwihr is a commune with 1030 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the district Guebwiller, Guebwiller to Canton and is a member of the Association of Municipalities Région de Guebwiller. On 20 August 1989, the spelling of the borough's name was set to Orschwihr (previously Orschwir ).
Geography
The municipality is situated on the edge of the Vosges Massif Quierenbach who enters here in the Upper Rhine Plain. The distance to the towns of Colmar and Mulhouse, in the north to the south is around 25 kilometers. The reaching into the Vosges Mountains west of the municipal area is forested ( Forêt d' communale Orschwihr ), there is obtained on the eastern flank of the Schimbergs 576 m above sea level, the highest point. Almost the entire northeast half of the municipal area is planted with vines. The Orschwihrer vineyards hot Liebenberg, Pfingstberg Lippelsberg, Hutmattreben, rabbits and Effenberg.
The settlement of the village is in the south seamlessly into the built-up area of the municipality Bergholtzzell. The territory of Orschwihr is part of the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges.
Neighboring communities of Orschwihr are Soultzmatt in the north, west and keep Rouffach in the northeast, Bergholtz the southeast, Bergholtzzell in the south and Buhl ( point of contact ) and Lautenbach in the West.
Demographics
Attractions
- St. Nicholas Church ( Église Saint -Nicolas )
- Chapel of St. Wolfgang ( Chapelle Saint -Wolfgang )
- Former castle ( ancien château ), Monument historique
- Fountain in front of the church ( Fontaine sur la place de l' Eglise ), Monument historique