Itterswiller | |
Native Name: | Itterschwiller |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Itterswiller Bas-Rhin.svg |
Arrondissement: | Sélestat-Erstein |
Canton: | Obernai |
Insee: | 67227 |
Postal Code: | 67140 |
Mayor: | Vincent Kieffer[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 48.3647°N 7.4317°W |
Elevation Min M: | 220 |
Elevation Max M: | 287 |
Area Km2: | 11.8 |
Itterswiller (pronounced as /fr/;) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[2]
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.
Tourism is important to the local economy which is positioned on the Elsässer Weinstraße. The village also takes a pride in its vineyards.
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.
An annual church festival takes place at the end of September or start of October.