Mackwiller

Mackwiller (French pronunciation: [makvilɛʁ] ^ⓘ; German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Mackwiller, townhall

Mackwiller, church

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Commune
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
Coat of arms
Location of Mackwiller
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Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Wittmann[1]
Area 1	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	525
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67278 /67430
Elevation	224–346 m (735–1,135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Archaeology

In 1955, substantial fragments of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg.^[4] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department