Bennwihr

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bennwihr

(2020–2026) Francis Donath^[1]Area

6.59 km² (2.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,354 • Density210/km² (530/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

68026 /68630

Elevation183–354 m (600–1,161 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bennwihr (French pronunciation: [bɛnviʁ] ^ⓘ; German: Bennweier) is a commune in Grand Est, in northeastern France.^[3]

History

Bennwihr figures in a report from the year 777 by Charlemagne's missi dominici. They refer to the village as Beno Villare (Beno's domain), and mention the quality of its wines.

The village was leveled in December 1944 during fighting leading up to the battle known as the Colmar Pocket.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file