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Neuwiller-lès-Saverne | |
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 The Abbey church in Neuwiller-lès-Saverne | |
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 Location of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne | |
  Neuwiller-lès-Saverne  Neuwiller-lès-Saverne | |
| Coordinates:48°49′26″N7°24′07″E / 48.8239°N 7.4019°E /48.8239; 7.4019 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Hanau-La Petite Pierre [fr] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Daniel Burrus[1] |
Area 1 | 31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,099 |
| • Density | 34.46/km2 (89.26/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Neuwiller(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67322 /67330 |
| Elevation | 187–415 m (614–1,362 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neuwiller-lès-Saverne (French pronunciation:[nøvilɛʁlɛsavɛʁn], literallyNeuwillernearSaverne;German:Neuweiler;Alsatian:Neiwiller) is acommune located in the historic and cultural region ofAlsace and theNorthern Vosges Regional Nature Park in northeasternFrance. Neuwiller-lès-Saverne is within theBas-Rhindepartment in theGrand Estregion, and since 2021, is part of theEuropean Collectivity of Alsaceterritorial collective. The commune is also a member of theHanau-La Petite Pierre [fr]commune community.[3]
TheÉglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Catholic parish church of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne was formerly the church of a wealthy Benedictine abbey. It is surrounded by buildings and ruins that had once belonged to the same order. It is classified as amonument historique by theFrench Ministry of Culture since 1840, making it a part of the first list of such heritage buildings. Thanks to its Romanesque parts, the church is a stage on theRomanesque Road of Alsace.
The handsome 1873 synagogue survived the war.[4]
The village of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne began while Alsace was under the Christianizing rule of theMerovingian dynasty ofFranks. In the year 723, SaintSigibald [fr], bishop of Metz, founded aBenedictineabbey dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, including considerable land on both sides of theVosges mountains. Monasteries formed during this time represented important bases of power and wealth for the landowning elites, and were also a source of educated clergy, crucial in the administration of a diminished post-Roman world, and valued as such by Frankish kings.
In 826, BishopDrogo of Metz, natural son ofCharlemagne, transported the remains ofSaint Adelphus to be interred at theabbey's church. In the Middle Ages, these relics became so popular with pilgrims that the Benedictines built a second church nearby to serve as a shrine, so as to remain undisturbed in their own sanctuary.
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