Bennwihr

Bennwihr
Coat of arms of Bennwihr Coat of arms
Bennwihr
Location within Alsace region Bennwihr
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality	Pays de Ribeauvillé
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Richard Fuchs
Area1	6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,298
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	68026 / 68630
Elevation	183–354 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bennwihr (German: Bennweier) is a commune in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, in northeastern France.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

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

• INSEE commune file