Mackwiller

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

Mackwiller
Màckwiller
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
Location of Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Emmanuel Wittmann[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
547
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67278 /67430
Elevation224–346 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.[3] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Mackwiller (Bas-Rhin) (in French)


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