Bergheim, Haut-Rhin

Bergheim (French pronunciation: [bɛʁɡaim] or [bɛʁkaim][3]) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[4]

Bergheim
Porte Haute (Upper Gate) in Bergheim
Location of Bergheim
Bergheim
Bergheim
Coordinates: 48°12′21″N 7°21′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityPays de Ribeauvillé
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Elisabeth Schneider[1]
Area
1
19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
2,070
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68028 /68750
Elevation172–733 m (564–2,405 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a completely fortified town and has an ancient and remarkable church, as well as magnificent towers and walls. The entire population was wiped out by two wars and the plague in the 17th-18th centuries. To replace the population, thousands of people from other countries were invited to immigrate to Bergheim. The majority of people who immigrated at that times were Swiss, German, Hungarian, Austrian, or Romanian.

The city runs on tourism and the grape vines that surround the city and the region.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par B". elsasser.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  4. INSEE commune file


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