Mackwiller
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Mackwiller (French pronunciation: [makvilɛʁ] ⓘ; German: Mackweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Mackwiller
Màckwiller | |
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 The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mackwiller | |
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| Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Wittmann[1] |
Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 525 |
| • Density | 58.2/km2 (151/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67278 /67430 |
| Elevation | 224–346 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. | |
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.
