Pfaffenheim

Pfaff home on the Alsace Wine Route, is a commune with 1324 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the Association of Communes of the Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux.

Geography

Pfaff home is situated in the Upper Rhine valley on the eastern edge of the Vosges at 200 meters above sea level, about 14 km south-west of Colmar and 32 km north of Mulhouse. East of the village flows the leeks. The nearest major town is Rouffach south. The municipality covers 14.57 km ². The highest elevation of the site reaches a height of 843 m. To the west of the Forêt de communale Pfaff Home, which forms a unit with the Forêt de communale West is holding. The municipality is part of the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges.

Demographics

Attractions

• The church of St. Martin was originally built in 1235. From this time the choir is still preserved Romanesque- Gothic transition style. The nave was built in 1893 on the foundations of a dilapidated former building, the church tower dates from the 20th century. In the church is an organ of the French organ builder Joseph and Claude -Ignace Callinet from the 19th century.
• The pilgrimage chapel of Notre -Dame-du -looking mountain is a Marian pilgrimage, it is about five kilometers north- west of the village in the forest with a good view in the Upper Rhine Plain. The chapel was built in 1440 and expanded in 1515.

Church of St. Martin

Half-timbered houses

Notre -Dame- du- Schauenbergstrasse

Economy and infrastructure

The viticulture plays a prominent role in Pfaff home. Large areas are planted with vines. The place is one of the 33 municipalities in the Upper Rhine, which are involved in the Alsace Grand Cru ( together with the south west and hold the Steinert ). A wine trail - According to the congregation of the oldest in Alsace - informed on a two hour tour on this subject. The place is also known for its chestnuts out of the surrounding woods.

East of the city runs the four-lane road department D 83 and a railway SNCF. The nearest train station is in Rouffach.

Community partnership

With Gronau, a district of the German town of Bensheim in Hesse, is a partnership since 1994.