Wickerschwihr is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.

Geography

History

Occupied at the time hallsatienne, between 750 and 450 av JC, the site delivered a bracelet with final balls currently to the Unterlinden museum, in Colmar. Mentioned for the first time into 728, Wickerschwihr forms part until 1837 of the territory of Holtzwihr, of which it follows the historical evolution. The village is thus quoted at the time of the donation of the count Eberhard to the abbey of Murbach.Le count belongs to the family of the dukes of Alsace, resident with Eguisheim. To the 11th century, Wickerschwihr passes under the authority of princes de Hasbourg. The grounds of Wickerschwihr are fertile, and its farms are for the majority of the possessions of various religious foundations as of the area, the such abbey of Marmoutier, the knights of Midsummer's Day, the convents of holy-Catherine… In 1585, the line of Hasttatt has suddenly died out, Wickerschwihr becomes the property of the barons de Montjoie. In 1639, the locality is, just like Holtzwihr, entrusted by the Swedes to the administration of Colmar. At the time of the second world war, the village, evacuee on June 8th, 1940, is invaded as of on June 16th by the Germans. It leaves to half destroyed of the combat of the pocket of Colmar, on January 27th, 1945. The commune finds then its balance between the maintenance of traditional cultures - potatoes, cabbage, beet and a relative opening towards the trades of industry and the services.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Church Saint-Jacques-the-Major (1843-1951)

Until 1843, the inhabitants of wickerschwihr were to go to the mass of Holtzwihr. On this date, the commune, become independent, decides the construction of its own church. The sale of an extraordinary, bearing wood-cutting on 4 hectares and 7 ares, is the quarter of the reserve of Wickerschwihr, is organized to finance the company. The church is saved by the First World War, but extremely endomagéé between 1939 and 1945. The arrow of the bell-tower, the room of the bells, the roof of the nave and the chorus as well as the sandstone pillars supporting the bell-tower inside the nave are completely destroyed and rebuilt in 1951.

Animations

Celebrates: 25 juill. (Jacques saint).

Potato celebrates: 1st weekend juill.

Flea market: April.

Fish.

Trade and Craftsmen

Choucroutery

Sale of potatoes

Artisanal bakery and special bread factories

Sale of apples

Personalities related to the commune

See too

• Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

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

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