Walck

Walck is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace.

Geography

History

1847: By royal decree, the commune of Walck is detached from the commune of Bitschhoffen

During several years, Walck was famous for its factories of shoes; it was an industrial village. Adi DASSLER, the founder of Adidas, established its first factories with Walck. Still today, the village shelters the factory of safety shoes HECKEL, one of the world leaders of the shoe. A diversification of industrial fabric however is tried with the presence of the ADEC which wants to be a seedbed of young innovating companies.

Etymology

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2005: 1.130

Armorial bearings

The armorial bearings of the commune represent Saint Laurent, vêtu of gold and money, holding in its right hand the grill of the gold torment and in its left hand a book of the silver Gospels closed, on red bottom. St. Lawrence martyrdom is represented like the guard of the commune.

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine

External bonds

Walk on the site of Reichsoffen.free
Walck on the site of the national geographical Institute
Walck on the site of INSEE
Walck on the site of Quid
Localization of Walck on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane of Walck on Mapquest

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