Ammerschwihr | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | FR 68 Blason ammerschwihr.svg |
Arrondissement: | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton: | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
Insee: | 68005 |
Postal Code: | 68770 |
Mayor: | Patrick Reinstettel[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
Coordinates: | 48.1261°N 7.2825°W |
Elevation M: | 240 |
Elevation Min M: | 193 |
Elevation Max M: | 882 |
Area Km2: | 19.66 |
Ammerschwihr (in French pronounced as /aməʁʃviʁ/;) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2]
Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.
Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.
Ammerschwihr has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987.