Marmoutier Màschmínschter | |
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 Former abbey church ofMarmoutier Abbey | |
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Location of Marmoutier  | |
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| Coordinates:48°41′N7°23′E / 48.69°N 7.38°E /48.69; 7.38 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saverne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Weil[1] |
Area 1 | 14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,703 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67283 /67440 |
| Elevation | 188–367 m (617–1,204 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marmoutier (French pronunciation:[maʁmutje]ⓘ; German:Maursmünster) is acommune in theBas-Rhin département inGrand Est in north-eastern France.[3] The origin of the place is the formerMarmoutier Abbey, of which the abbey church still serves as the parish church.
Marmoutier is in the northwest ofAlsace, located betweenSaverne andWasselonne and approximately 30 kilometers away fromStrasbourg.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,789 | — |
| 1975 | 1,948 | +1.22% |
| 1982 | 2,024 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 2,235 | +1.25% |
| 1999 | 2,436 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 2,688 | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 2,737 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 2,726 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
In 590 St. Leonhard, a disciple ofColumbanus, founded abenedictine monastery which later was named after the abbot Maurus who modified it in the 12th century imitating the style ofHirsau. The church dates from this time. Above all the cloister flourished during the 14th century. In 1792 it disintegrated during the French Revolution.
Jacob Frey, a writer, lived in Marmoutier from 1545 as town chronicler and notary.
The church ofMarmoutier Abbey from the 11th century holds a pipe organ by the organ builderAndreas Silbermann.Église Saint-Blaise de Sindelsberg was built in 1584 and underwent renovation work in 1872.
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