Uttwiller

Uttwiller ( German Uttweiler ) is a commune with 167 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Pays de Hanau and Canton Bouxwiller.

Geography

The terrain is slightly hilly. To the center, surrounded by farmland, is a star-shaped network of secondary roads. The Soultzbach flows north of the town center by the municipality. Uttwiller located between the neighboring communities Menchhoffen in the north, Niedersoultzbach the west and the cantonal capital Bouxwiller in the south, 15 kilometers northeast of Saverne and 35 kilometers north-west of Strasbourg in Hanauerland in the northwest of Alsace.

History

Uttwiller belonged to the bishops of Metz until the reformation of the village in 1545. During the Thirty Years' War ( 1618-1648) was Uttwiller devastated and later Swiss settlers were settled. 1793 Uttwiller received in the course of the French Revolution the status of a municipality (as Uttweiler ) and 1801 the right to local self-government (as Uttwiler ). After the victory of Prussia in the Franco-German War (1870-1871), the town fell to Germany. After the First World War (1914-1918) France was returned to the village.

Demographics

Attractions

A so-called Banc - Reposoir was built in 1854. It is a combination of seating and storage outdoors. The Banc - Reposoir was built. Instructed by the prefect of the department, César Auguste- West, the annual celebration of the marriage of Eugénie de Montijo with Napoleon III. 1988 Banc - Reposoir was entered in the Register of Monuments historiques additional (historical monuments ).

Economy

The image of the church is dominated by willows and fruit trees. An important branch of industry the Uttwillerois ( inhabitants) is the livestock. There is a dairy cooperative on site.