Dambach-la-Ville

Dambach-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃bak la vil]; German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.^[3]

Dambach-la-Ville Dàmbàch
Commune
Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain
Coat of arms
Location of Dambach-la-Ville
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Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Obernai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Hauller[1]
Area 1	28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,186
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Dambachois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67084 /67650
Elevation	164–662 m (538–2,172 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.

History

A sketch of Dambach in 1663 by Matthäus Merian the Younger.

The village was first recorded in 1125 as Tambacum. In the thirteenth century, the Bishop of Strasbourg, Berthold I of Teck [de], made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The Chapelle of Saint-Sébastien [fr] is located in what used to be Oberkirch.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,051	—
1975	2,039	−0.08%
1982	1,907	−0.95%
1990	1,800	−0.72%
1999	1,973	+1.02%
2007	1,924	−0.31%
2012	2,016	+0.94%
2017	2,201	+1.77%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

• Wemding, Germany - 1988

Wine

Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein [fr].

Notable residents

• Gédéon Geismar

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department