Mackwiller

Mackwiller
The remains of the Roman baths in Mackwiller
Location of Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Mackwiller
Coordinates: 48°55′36″N 7°10′34″E / 48.9267°N 7.1761°E / 48.9267; 7.1761
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonIngwiller
IntercommunalityAlsace Bossue
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Wittmann
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
547
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67278 /67430
Elevation224–346 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.

Mackwiller is a commune. It is in Grand Est in the Bas-Rhin department in northeast France.

Archaeology

In 1955, substantial remains of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg.[2] The find has since been displayed at museum.

References

  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Mackwiller (Bas-Rhin) (in French)