German
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**Ge ...
: ''Adamsweiler'') is a
commune
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in the
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
region of northeastern
France
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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Adamswillerois'' or ''Adamswilleroises.''
Geography
Adamswiller is located some 20 km north by north-west of
Phalsbourg
Phalsbourg (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Phalsburch'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, with a population of about 5,000.
It lies high on the west slopes of the Vosges, northwest of Strasbourg by rail. ...
and 20 km south-east of
Sarralbe
Sarralbe (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Alwe'' or ''Saaralwe'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Mose ...
. The D9 road from
Mackwiller
Mackwiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Archaeology
In 1955, substantial fragments of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the M ...
passes south through the western part of the commune on the way to Durstel in the south. The D182 runs off the D9 in the commune to Rexingen in the south-west. There is also the D239 road from the village going north-east to join the D919 road just outside the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a little forest in the east.Google Maps /ref>
The commune is renowned for its pink sandstone from the north-east of the commune which has been approved for the restoration of historical monuments.
The ''Eichel'' river forms the north-western border of the commune and the ''Marstbach'' forms the western border. The commune lies within the
Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park
The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord'') is a protected area of woodland, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the region Grand Est in northeastern France. The area was officially d ...
Mackwiller
Mackwiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Archaeology
In 1955, substantial fragments of a large Mithraeum were unearthed in Mackwiller by Jean-Jacques Hatt, archaeologist and director of the M ...
there have been found ancient tombs which have been given the name ''Totdenberg'' due to the heights on which they were found (The hill of the Dead).
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* A Blacksmith's House at 27 Rue Principale (1881)
* The Town Hall / School at 44 Rue Principale (19th century)
* A Farmhouse at 51 Rue Principale (1825)
* A Farmhouse at 55 Rue Principale (1909)
* The Au Cheval Noir restaurant at 59 Rue Principale (1857)
* The Weaver's House at 68 Rue Principale (18th century)
* The Worker's House at 69 Rue Principale (1835)
* A Restaurant at 73 Rue Principale (1895)
* The Totenberg Tile Factory at RD 239 (1806)
* Houses and Farms
* A Public Bench at 12 Rue de la Gare (1856) is registered as an historical object.
;Other sites of interest
* The Rauscher Quarry
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* A Monstrance Altar Bench at CD 239 (1856)
* A Lutheran Church at Rue Principale (1836). The Church has several items which are registered as historical objects:
** The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary)
** The Organ (1846)
** A Baptismal
Ewer
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and Basin (19th century)
* The Cemetery (1905). All movable items in the Cemetery are registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy