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Wimmenau

Wimmenau ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Place details

Locality: Wimmenau
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 1,114

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Key facts

French commune.postal code: 67290
French commune.name: Wimmenau
French commune.native name: Wìmmenau
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Wimmenau 67.svg
French commune.image: Eglise Wimmenau3.JPG
French commune.caption: Église Saint-André (Church of Saint Andrew), erected in 1681.
French commune.arrondissement: Saverne
French commune.canton: Ingwiller
French commune.intercommunality: Hanau-La Petite Pierre
French commune.mayor: Gilbert Sand
French commune.term: 2020–2026

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Wimmenau
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Saverne
Population: +1070
Area: +20.76
Elevation: +266
Shares border with: Wingen-sur-Moder
Official website: www.wimmenau.fr
Image: Wimmenau Mairie.JPG

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History
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Climate
Population
Transport
Notable residents
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Wimmenau ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

== History == Wimmenau is located at the crossroads of an ancient Celtic road from Haguenau to Sarre-Union and an ancient Roman road from Strasbourg to Saarbrücken. It was mentioned for the first time in 836 (as Wimmenawe). In 1365, during the Hundred Years War, a hill near the village was used by English soldiers to monitor the Sparsbach and Moder Valleys and named "Englishberg".