Scherwiller
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Scherwiller
|commune status = Commune
|image = Scherwiller 013.JPG
|caption = The village viewed from the vineyard
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Scherwiller Bas-Rhin.svg
|arrondissement = Sélestat-Erstein
|canton = Sélestat
|INSEE = 67445
|postal code = 67750
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Sélestat
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2883|7.4186|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 168
|elevation max m = 532
|area km2 = 18.08
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Scherwiller ({{IPA|fr|ʃɛʁvilɛʁ}}; {{Langx|de|Scherweiler}}) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67445-scherwiller INSEE commune file]
Geography
The town is situated on the wine route at an altitude of {{convert|185|m|sp=us}}. Scherwiller is located at the mouth of the valleys of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines to the east, and Villé at north, {{convert|5|km|sp=us}} west of Sélestat, Center Alsace, and {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} south of Châtenois.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-67445#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |2300
|1975 |2368
|1982 |2382
|1990 |2278
|1999 |2614
|2007 |3009
|2012 |3136
|2017 |3195
}}
Residents are referred to as Scherwillerois in French.
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History
The name was mentioned early in the form Sceravillare or Scerwiller, designating a hamlet on the edge of the Scheer, the former name of the Aubach River, which runs through the village. Scherwiller is located at the intersection of two Roman roads: on an east–west axis the salt road from the Villé Valley, and on a north–south axis a Roman road, two milestones of which are still identifiable in the town itself. This explains the presence of Ortenbourg Castle during the 12th century.
Economy
Located in the heart of Alsace, the village is built in the middle of a {{convert|300|ha|adj=on}} vineyard, extending along the slopes downwards from Ortenbourg and Ramstein castles.
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Scherwiller}}
{{Bas-Rhin communes}}
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Category:Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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