Bennwihr | |
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 The town hall in Bennwihr | |
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| Coordinates:48°08′39″N7°19′34″E / 48.1442°N 7.3261°E /48.1442; 7.3261 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Ribeauvillé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Francis Donath[1] |
Area 1 | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,335 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68026 /68630 |
| Elevation | 183–354 m (600–1,161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bennwihr (French pronunciation:[bɛnviʁ]ⓘ;German:Bennweier) is acommune inGrand Est, in northeasternFrance.[3]
Bennwihr figures in a report from the year 777 byCharlemagne'smissi dominici. They refer to the village asBeno Villare (Beno's domain), and mention the quality of its wines.
The village was leveled in December 1944 during fighting leading up to the battle known as theColmar Pocket.
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