| Guebwiller | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Flag: | Flag of Guebwiller.gif |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Guebwiller (Haut-Rhin).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton: | Guebwiller |
| Insee: | 68112 |
| Postal Code: | 68500 |
| Mayor: | Francis Kleitz[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC de la région de Guebwiller |
| Coordinates: | 47.9083°N 7.2108°W |
| Elevation M: | 300 |
| Elevation Min M: | 254 |
| Elevation Max M: | 620 |
| Area Km2: | 9.68 |
Guebwiller (in French pronounced as /ɡebvilɛʁ/; Alsatian: Gàwiller in Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian pronounced as /ˈkaːviləʁ/;) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015.[2]
It is situated 20km (10miles) northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The Ballon de Guebwiller, the highest point in the Vosges, lies 8km (05miles) to the west of the town.
In 2018, Guebwiller had a population of 11,022 and its urban area had a population of 28,662.[3]
Guebweiler, as Gebweiler, is mentioned as early as 774. It belonged to the religious foundation of Murbach, and in 1759 the abbots chose it for their residence. In 1789, at the outbreak of the French Revolution, the monastic buildings were laid in ruins, and, though the archives were rescued and removed to Colmar, the library perished.
Guebwiller has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Guebwiller 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 Guebwiller was on 13 August 2003; the lowest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.
Guebwiller was the birthplace of
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Guebwiller is twinned with:
Castelfiorentino (Italy)