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Dambach-la-Ville
Dambach-la-Ville (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines. History The village was first recorded in 1125 as Tambacum. In the thirteenth century, the Bishop of Strasbourg, , made Dambach annex two local villages, Altenwiller and Oberkirch. The is located in what used to be Oberkirch.Hervé de Chalendar, article ''Villages disparus (6): Dambach, the city that absorbed its neighbors,''newspaper '' L'Alsace,''2012. Population Twin towns Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with: * Wemding, Germany - 1988 Wine Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the '' Grand Cru'' . Notable residents * Gédéon Geismar See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gédéon Geismar
Gédéon Geismar (10 January 1863 – 28 June 1931) was a French-Jewish military officer who became a Zionist activist later in life. He was the first president of the Jewish National Fund and a president of the Eclaireurs Israélites de France. He was the uncle of French politicians Léon Geismar and Max Hymans. Early life Gédéon Geismar was born in Dambach-la-Ville on 10 January 1864 in the German Empire to Marx Geismar and Jeanne Léopold. He studied in Dambach-la-Ville's small Jewish school, where he learned German and Hebrew. In 1874, his father sent him to a boarding school in Belfort in order "to be French". He studied there until 1882. Geismar graduated from Paris' École Polytechnique on 1 November 1883. Upon his graduation, he decided to pursue a military career, deciding to work with artillery. Military career On 1 October 1885 he entered as a second-lieutenant at the School of Artillery and Engineering Application () in Versailles. On 1 October 1887 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Bas-Rhin Department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Eurométropole de Strasbourg * Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau * Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences (partly) * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace Grand Cru
Alsace Grand Cru () is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in specific parcels of the Alsace wine region of France. The Grand Cru AOC was recognized in 1975 by the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, INAO with subsequent expansion in 1983, 1992 and 2007.INAO: AOC Alsace Grand Cru regulations, updated until September 28, 2007 , retrieved 2011-04-22. The wines come from selected sites in the Alsace AOC region,INAO: AOC Alsace regulations, updated until January 14, 2007 , ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace Wine
Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (; ; ; ) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white wine. Because of its History of Alsace, Germanic influence, it is the only ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' region in France to produce mostly varietal wines, typically from similar grape varieties to those used in German wine. Along with Austrian wine, Austria and Germany, it produces some of the most noted dry Rieslings in the world as well as highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines. Wines are produced under three different AOCs: Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines, Alsace Grand Cru AOC for white wines from certain classified vineyards and Crémant d'Alsace AOC for sparkling wines. Both dry and sweet white wines are produced. In 2006, vines were grown on 15,298 hectares (37,800 acres) in 119 villages in Alsace, and 111.3 million litres of wine was produced, corresponding to 148.4 million bottles of 750 mL, generating 478.8 million euro in revenue. Of the vineyard sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wemding
Wemding () is a town in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries. History The town of Wemding was founded in 793, documented as "Uuemodinga" in a donation deed from Count Helmoin Gosheim. In 1467, the city passed into the possession of Duke Ludwig the Rich of Bavaria. The city was besieged by the Kingdom of Sweden in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War. Wemding is the location of the '' Zeitpyramide'' (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183.Conception the official ''Zeitpyramide'' website, accessed: 14 December 2010 The most recent block, which was the fourth block, was placed on 9 September 2023, and the next block will be placed in 2033. This project has been noted for falling victim to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineyard
A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards are often characterised by their , a French term loosely translating as "a sense of place" that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations, which may be imparted to the wine itself. History The earliest evidence of wine production dates from between 6000 and 5000 BC. Wine making technology improved considerably with the ancient Greeks but it was not until the end of the Roman Empire that cultivation techniques as we know them were common throughout Europe. In medieval Europe the Catholic Church was a staunch supporter of wine, which was necessary for the celebration of the Mass (liturgy), Mass. During the lengthy instability of the Middle Ages, the monasteries m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace Wine Regions
The wine region of Alsace produces wines under three different ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées'' (AOCs): Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines, Alsace Grand Cru AOC for white wines from certain classified (wine), classified vineyards and Crémant d'Alsace AOC for sparkling wines. This region is the only French wine region allowed to label (wine), label Alsatian wine, its wines based on variety (i.e., varietal wines). Alsace AOC Unlike most other French wine regions, there is Alsace wine, only one AOC for most wines made in the whole of Alsace.INAO: AOC Alsace regulations, updated until January 14, 2007 , retrieved 2011-04-19 In 2006, 78 per cent of the Alsatian vineyards were producing wine under the Alsace AOC appell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Alsace-Le Pays
''L'Alsace'' is a regional daily List of newspapers in France, French newspaper covering the Alsace region. History and profile ''L'Alsace'' was created in November 1944. In addition to its headquarters in Mulhouse, ''L'Alsace'' has 15 local agencies in the Haut-Rhin département (Altkirch, Cernay, Haut-Rhin, Cernay, Colmar, Guebwiller, Masevaux, Mulhouse, Saint-Louis (Haut-Rhin), Saint-Louis, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Thann, Haut-Rhin, Thann and Wittelsheim), two in the Bas-Rhin département (Sélestat and Strasbourg), one in the Territoire de Belfort département (Belfort), one in the Doubs (département), Doubs département (Montbéliard), and one in the Haute-Saône département (Lure, Haute-Saône, Lure). A French-German bilingual edition is also published, representing 4.72 percent of the newspaper's global sales in 2003. The publishing director and manager of the paper is Jean-Dominique Pretet. ''Le Pays'' was a related paper sold in the Franche-Comté region, but was sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) department. Both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine), one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region which until 1871, also included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,152,662 inhabitants in 2021. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67. On 1 January 2021, the departemental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged into the European Collectivity of Alsace. The inhabitants of the department are known as or . Geography The Rhine has always been of great historical and economic importance to the area, and it forms the eastern border of Bas-Rhin. The area is also home to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Strasbourg
Archbishops *Charles Amarin Brand (16 July 1984 – 23 October 1997) (with rank of archbishop from 1988) *Joseph Doré (23 October 1997 – 25 August 2006) *Jean-Pierre Grallet (21 April 2007 – 18 February 2017) *Luc Ravel (18 February 2017 – 27 May 2023) *Pascal Delannoy (28 February 2024–) Bishops of Strasbourg, Archbishops of Strasbourg, Roman Catholic archbishops in France by diocese, Strasburg History of Strasbourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
