Mackwiller
Mackwiller Màckwiller | |
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The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller | |
Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E / 48.9267°N 7.1761°ECoordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E / 48.9267°N 7.1761°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Saverne |
Canton | Ingwiller |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Pierre Schmitt |
Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
Population (2016-01-01)[1] | 598 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67278 /67430 |
Elevation | 224–346 m (735–1,135 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mackwiller (German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Archaeology
In 1955, substantial fragments of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg.[2] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2016". INSEE. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Mackwiller (Bas-Rhin) (in French)
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