Dambach-la-Ville

Dambach-la-Ville
Dàmbàch

Panorama of Dambach-la-Ville, seen towards southeast and the plain

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Dambach-la-Ville

Coordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°ECoordinates: 48°19′29″N 7°25′41″E / 48.3247°N 7.4281°E
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein
Canton Barr
Intercommunality Bernstein et l'Ungersberg
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Gérard Zippert
Area1 28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,979
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 67084 / 67650
Elevation 164–662 m (538–2,172 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.

Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.

Demography

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
2035 2051 2039 1907 1800 1973 1979

Twin towns

Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:

Wine

Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru Frankstein .

See also

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