Department Bas-Rhin Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 3:23 AM | Canton Barr Area 118 ha Population 270 (1999) | |
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Intercommunality Bernstein et Ungersberg Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 73% Humidity Arrondissement Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein | ||
Itterswiller (German: Ittersweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
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Map of Itterswiller, France
Geography
The village is located on the eastern beginnings of the Vosges Mountains, between Molsheim to the north and Sélestat top the south. It is a few kilometres to the west of the Autoroute A35, the principal north-south highway in Alsace.
Economy
Tourism is important to the local economy which is positioned on the Elsässer Weinstraße. The village also takes a pride in its vineyards.
History
The village is on the course of a Roman road: it is therefore believed that the area must have been settled during the Roman empire period. The name is thought to come from the Latin "Itineris villa" which indicates a hostelry for travellers.
In terms of surviving written records, a so-called Letter of Indulgence to Itterswiller dates from 1330.
Celebrations
An annual church festival takes place at the end of September or start of October.