Dietwiller

Dietwiller (French pronunciation: [ditvilɛʁ] ^ⓘ; German: Dietweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.^[3]

Dietwiller
Commune
The town hall in Dietwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Dietwiller
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Coordinates: 47°41′31″N 7°24′07″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Mulhouse
Canton	Brunstatt-Didenheim
Intercommunality	Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Frantz[1]
Area 1	11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,399
• Density	126.5/km2 (327.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68072 /68440
Elevation	240–304 m (787–997 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Thalbahn Habsheim ran through Dietwiller. It was a 24.6 km (15.3 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in). It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway. Many prisoners of war died due to malnutrition, forced labor and the poor living conditions and were buried in the Romanian cemetery in Dietweiler.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department