Mackwiller
| Mackwiller Màckwiller | ||
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  Mackwiller | ||
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Location within Alsace region  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 | Alsace | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Drulingen | |
| Intercommunality | Alsace Bossue | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Pierre Schmitt | |
| Area1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 628 | |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67278 / 67430 | |
| Elevation | 224–346 m (735–1,135 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Mackwiller (German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace 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.[1] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.
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