Erckartswiller

Not to be confused with Eckartswiller.

Erckartswiller
Commune
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Location of Erckartswiller
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Coordinates: 48°52′37″N7°22′07″E / 48.8769°N 7.3686°E / 48.8769; 7.3686
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Ingwiller
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Adam [1]
Area 1	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	293
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67126 /67290
Elevation	217–392 m (712–1,286 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Erckartswiller (German : Erkartsweiler) is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Saverne and the canton of Ingwiller. ^[3]

History

Further information: Alsace § History

In 1176, the Holy Roman Emperor donated the Ekengeriswilre monastic grange ^{[lower-alpha 1]} to Neubourg Abbey in nearby Dauendorf. The fiefdom of Erkartswyler was sold by the Burn family to the lord of Lichtenberg in 1345. Following the end of the lordship of Lichtenberg, the town was transferred to the lord of Oberbronn in 1480 and to the count of Linange (fr) in 1541. Like several cities in the vicinity, many of the inhabitants left during the Thirty Years War and the town was uninhabited from 1649–1651. ^[4] During the Franco-Prussian War, a brigade of the retreating French army passed through the town on 7 August 1870, during which they quickly mobilized to fight what turned out to be a false alert before slowly advancing to La Petite-Pierre. ^[5]

Since Erckartswiller lacks significant arable land, the inhabitants have historically lived off of the surrounding forests, with a sizeable number of cobblers. ^[4] The town also has a windmill, located along the Mittelbach River, which was built before 1630 and continued to function until the early 20th century. ^[6]

Religion

Saint Apollonia Chapel (French: Chapelle Sainte-Apollonie), dedicated to Saint Apollonia, is the town's Protestant church. The church's bell tower dates to the 14th century and the church is mentioned for the first time in 1371. Alterations and expansions were made in 1613, 1669, and 1739 and the church was restored in 1994. ^{[6] [7]}

The sisters of Neuenberg built a house in Erckartswiller in 1973. It houses a small permanent team that manages a reception center and spiritual retreat for visitors from not only Alsace, but Germany and Switzerland as well. A chapel was built on the same property in 1994. ^[8]

Geography

Erckartswiller lies entirely within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. ^[9]

Demographics

The inhabitants of Erckartswiller are known as Erckartswillerois (males) and Erckartswilleroises (females) in French. ^[10] Its population was 293 in 2021. ^[11]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

Notes

1. The term used by the source is "la grangia Ekengeriswilre". Grangia cannot be found in any French dictionary, but it is used in Italian for the English term monastic grange. This also matches the context of the source (translated): "In 1176, Pope Alexander III acknowledged the possession of the Ekengeriswilre [monastic grange] to the cistern abbey of Neubourg, which was undoubtedly received as a donation by the emperor." ^[4] (The village was within the Holy Roman Empire at the time.)

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune d'Erckartswiller (67126)". insee.fr (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
4. "Histoire de Erckartswiller". Le Pays de la Petit Pierre (in French). Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
5. "21: La Guerre de 1870–1871". Revue d'histoire rédigée à l'État-major de l'armée: Section historique (Volume 3) (in French). L' armée de France: Service historique. 1902. pp. 679–680. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
6. "Erckartswiller". Le Pays de la Petit Pierre (in French). Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
7. "Erckartswiller: Monuments historiques et bâtiments protégés d'Erckartswiller". Actuacity (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
8. "Maison Gustave Herrmann". ingwiller.com (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
9. "Erckartswiller" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 9 May 2015.
10. Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin, habitants.fr
11. Populations légales 2021: 67 Bas-Rhin, INSEE

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