Department Bas-Rhin Canton Reichshoffen Area 3.76 km² | Population (2006) 879 Local time Sunday 11:47 AM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
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Merkwiller-Pechelbronn (German: Merkweiler-Pechelbronn) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Map of 67250 Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, France
It is notable as the original home of oil sands mining.
Oil sands were mined from 1745 in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, initially under the direction of Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière, by special appointment of Louis XV. The Pechelbronn oil field was active until 1970, and was the birthplace of companies like Antar and Schlumberger. The first modern oil sands refinery was built there in 1857; and it also had the first school of oil technology.
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