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Grand Cru : [ Mandelberg ]
History
" Mitenwilre " or " Middle Farm " is quoted under this name as of 974.
The vine growing since was always the principal activity of the village.
Murbach and other abbeys possessed vineyards there.
The counts of " Wurtemberg - Montbeliard " were the owners from the 14th century till the
Revolution.
However the village depended on the seigniory of Riquewihr.
It knew dark moments during the severe fightings of the " Poche de Colmar " and was almost entirely destroyed in 1945. It has been rebuilt since.
Sightseeing
The wayfarer will be able to see there the vestiges of " Flaviacum's Roman villa ".
Thanks to some excavations, a stone of an altar dated 204 E.C., altar was discovered here, the altar currently visible at the Museum of Unterlinden in Colmar.
The Sainte Brigitte's catholic church and the protestant church of 1959.
The bell-tower of the old protestant church with its vault in network dating from 15th and 16th centuries.
The old church dating of 1868 remains partly preserved in the form of ruin.
Miscellaneous Informations
Vine: Route des Vins d'Alsace, Grands Crus wines " Mandelberg " .
Orchards, with in particular many of almond trees which presence is due to a particularly soft micro climate.
Local fair 4th Sunday after Easter.
Celebration of the almond trees 1st Sunday of August.
Socio-cultural Centre with youth lodging.
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