Adamswiller Explained

Adamswiller
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Adamswiller 67.svg
Arrondissement:	Saverne
Canton:	Ingwiller
Insee:	67002
Postal Code:	67320
Mayor:	Alain Saemann^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Alsace Bossue
Coordinates:	48.9053°N 7.2036°W
Elevation Min M:	234
Elevation Max M:	303
Area Km2:	3.4

Adamswiller (German: Adamsweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France.

Geography

Adamswiller is located some 20 km north by north-west of Phalsbourg and 20 km south-east of Sarralbe. The D9 road from Mackwiller passes south through the western part of the commune on the way to Durstel in the south. The D182 runs off the D9 in the commune to Rexingen in the south-west. There is also the D239 road from the village going north-east to join the D919 road just outside the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a little forest in the east.^[2]

The commune is renowned for its pink sandstone from the north-east of the commune which has been approved for the restoration of historical monuments.

The Eichel river forms the north-western border of the commune and the Marstbach forms the western border. The commune lies within the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The commune was formerly part of the County of La Petite-Pierre. Between Adamswiller and Mackwiller there have been found ancient tombs which have been given the name Totdenberg due to the heights on which they were found (The hill of the Dead).

Heraldry

Toponymy

• 1281: Adelmanswiler
• 1793: Adamsweiller
• 1801: Adamswiler

In German: Adamsweiler.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Adamswiller^[3]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2014	François Brua
2014	2020	Armand Moritz
2020	2026	Alain Saemann

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Adamswillerois or Adamswilleroises in French.^[4]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Blacksmith's House at 27 Rue Principale (1881)^[5]
• The Town Hall / School at 44 Rue Principale (19th century)^[6]
• A Farmhouse at 51 Rue Principale (1825)^[7]
• A Farmhouse at 55 Rue Principale (1909)^[8]
• The Au Cheval Noir restaurant at 59 Rue Principale (1857)^[9]
• The Weaver's House at 68 Rue Principale (1821)^[10]
• The Worker's House at 69 Rue Principale (1835)^[11]
• A Restaurant at 73 Rue Principale (1895)^[12]
• The Totenberg Tile Factory at RD 239 (1806)^[13]
• Houses and Farms^[14]
• A Public Bench at 12 Rue du Moulin

(1856) is registered as an historical object.^[15]

Other sites of interest

• The Rauscher Quarry^[16]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Monstrance Altar Bench at CD 239 (1856)^[17]
• A Lutheran Church at Rue Principale (1836).^[18] The Church has several items which are registered as historical objects:
  • The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary)^[19]
  • The Organ (1846)^[20]
  • A Baptismal Ewer and Basin (19th century)^[21]
• The Cemetery (1905).^[22] All movable items in the Cemetery are registered as historical objects.^[23]

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department sorted by arrondissements and cantons
• Communities of Communes of the Bas-Rhin département
• Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin département
• Cantons of the Bas-Rhin département

External links

• Adamswiller on the old National Geographic Institute website
• Adamswiller on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Adamsweiller on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Adamswiller,+France/@48.9067784,7.2017505,2995m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x479424ad71762cd1:0x40a5fb99a3961d0?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=5968 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.habitants.fr/bas-rhin-67 Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
16. Web site: SA Rauscher . 2013-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903115531/http://www.rauscher.fr/public/type-de-pierre/type-de-pierre.php?id_lang=3 . 2014-09-03 . dead .
17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy