Gustavo Hugo

Geography

Berg has one of the landscapes most characteristic of this " country " D `Uneven Alsace. Heights girdle this thus offering village from the single points of view. In addition to the foothills, the landscape is characterized by the presence of many hedges and orchards to high - stems. Natural hedges border the pieces, ways and ravines. Provided in hazel trees, sloes, ashes, hedges, mulberry trees, etc…, they join together the typical aspects of the " Heckeland ". Orchards with high - stems surround when with them the village and the habitat. Planted quetsch plum-plum, quetsch plums, apples, cherries and pears, they answer their double vocation: the herbagère production mainly grazed and fruit-bearing production. The latter either is distributed to the sale, or with personal use in the form of juice, cider or brandies. The Southern exposed slope accommodated on compartmental varying from 2 to 10 ares a multitude of " family vineyards " for the manufacture of a characteristic nasty wine. Currently with the abandonment, this slope is the subject of a municipal programme of safeguard of the natural and characteristic sites. This program, heading “Landscape 2000” also aims the rehabilitation of the orchard of the " churl " (Almingsgarten) planted trees with high - stems.

The agricultural cooperative always manages the communal still for the pulps of vintage and the press with fruits for the manufacture of juice, cider or wine. The garden is next to the dwelling house, a more important kitchen garden (Krutsteck) was often established in limit of the village. This possibility makes it possible most courageous to satisfy family consumption out of fruit and vegetables and contributes to a certain art of living.

History

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2004: 394

Places and monuments

Kirchberg: This church, one of oldest of Alsace, is given into 716 to the abbey of Wissembourg under the name of Villa Goes up. The origin of Berg, closely related to Thal (the valley) is here in Kirchberg. Moreover, Berg has with Thal an undivided, pilot forest of their common origin. Dedicated to St-Martin, in Jean-Baptiste, place of pilgrimage of Saint Wendelin, it was destroyed by the 2nd world war. Kirchberg, the vault and its site the restored building is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The temple: Built in 1766 by the architect Friedrich-Joachim Stengel following negotiations between the count de Nassau-Sarrewerden and Louis XV. It was a question of separating the worships protesting and catholic. The architect designed the building according to the Protestant liturgy. This " Quersaalkirche" is unique in France. A similar building exists in Jugenheim in Germany. These various elements contribute to the classification of the temple in 1984 during work of interior rehabilitation undertaken by the commune.

The house of the baillif: It goes back to 1730. The baillif then represents the lord in the localities and in particular in the county of Saarwerden where, in 1722, a revolt is organized. The inhabitants refuse to pay the taxes. The captain Jean-Jacques Schweitzer, in function since 1706 was the first occupying one of this masonry, remarkably restored in the years 1990 by his owners.

The protesting presbytery: The demographic explosion of the male population before the revolution gives to Pasteur de Berg a central role. In addition to its liturgical role vis-a-vis a very populated parish, it holds also a role of historian. The architecture of the presbytery reflects this paramount role.

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine

External bonds

Berg on the site of the national geographical Institute
Berg on the site of INSEE
Berg on the site of Quid
Localization of Berg on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Berg on Mapquest

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