Berrwiller


Berrwiller is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. Its inhabitants are called the Berrwillerois and Berrwilleroises.

Geography

Berrwiller is located at the foot of Hartmannswillerkopf and is composed of the parts “Owerdorf”, “Unterdorf”, “Leimgrüab”, “Bertschwiller” and “Weckenthal”. In the southeast part of the village are Route nationale#Routes nationales 76 to 100 and in the northwest is the Alsace wine.

History

Sites and Monuments

Berrwiller has had a church going back to 1766, a house of the 16th century, a presbytery of 1804 and one school of 1860.

Personalities related to the commune

Dr. Colonel Baur was a native of Berrwiller whose name was given to the area's military hospital. Colmar Lucien Herr Directeur was a librarian from the national library in Paris.