Bennwihr
{{short description|Commune in Grand Est, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bennwihr
|commune status = Commune
|image = Bennwihr, Hôtel de ville.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Bennwihr
|image coat of arms = Blason Bennwihr 68.svg
|arrondissement = Colmar-Ribeauvillé
|canton = Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
|INSEE = 68026
|postal code = 68630
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays de Ribeauvillé
|coordinates = {{coord|48.1442|7.3261|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 183
|elevation max m = 354
|area km2 = 6.59
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bennwihr ({{IPA|fr|bɛnviʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Mathieu Kappler-Bennwihr.wav}}; {{langx|de|Bennweier}}) is a commune in Grand Est, in northeastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/68026-bennwihr INSEE commune file]
History
Bennwihr figures in a report from the year 777 by Charlemagne's missi dominici. They refer to the village as Beno Villare (Beno's domain), and mention the quality of its wines.
The village was leveled in December 1944 during fighting leading up to the battle known as the Colmar Pocket.
See also
References
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