Gunsbach | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Gunsbach (68).svg |
Arrondissement: | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton: | Wintzenheim |
Insee: | 68117 |
Postal Code: | 68140 |
Mayor: | André Tingey[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Vallée de Munster |
Coordinates: | 48.0483°N 7.1767°W |
Elevation M: | 340 |
Elevation Min M: | 326 |
Elevation Max M: | 985 |
Area Km2: | 6.18 |
Gunsbach is a village and commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The first mention of Gunsbach is in 1285, when the land was given Lord Conrad Werner of Hattstatt. In 1434, Gunsbach was sold to the Ribeaupierre family, remaining in their possession until the French Revolution in 1789.
Albert Schweitzer grew up here in the late 19th century, when the region had been incorporated to the German Empire. The village is home to the International Albert Schweitzer Association (French: [[Association Internationale Albert Schweitzer]], "AISL")[2] with a small museum and an archive.