Dambach-la-Ville | |
Native Name: | Dàmbàch |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | EU FR 67 Dambach la Ville Arms.svg |
Arrondissement: | Sélestat-Erstein |
Canton: | Obernai |
Insee: | 67084 |
Postal Code: | 67650 |
Mayor: | Claude Hauller[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 48.3247°N 7.4281°W |
Elevation Min M: | 164 |
Elevation Max M: | 662 |
Area Km2: | 28.83 |
Population Demonym: | Dambachois |
Dambach-la-Ville (German: Dambach) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[2]
It lies northwest of Sélestat, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
Dambach-la-Ville is known for its quality wines.
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.[3]
Dambach-la-Ville is twinned with:
Dambach-la-Ville is the largest wine-producing village in Alsace. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the Grand Cru .