Mackwiller

Mackwiller
Màckwiller
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
Location of Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E / 48.9267°N 7.1761°E / 48.9267; 7.1761
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Wittmann[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
525
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67278 /67430
Elevation224–346 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 (French pronunciation: [makvilɛʁ] ; German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

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.[4] The find is still prominently displayed in that museum.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Mackwiller (Bas-Rhin) (in French)