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Gunsbach

Coordinates: 48°02′54″N 7°10′36″E / 48.0483°N 7.1767°E / 48.0483; 7.1767
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Gunsbach
The church of Gunsbach
The church of Gunsbach
Coat of arms of Gunsbach
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Gunsbach is located in France
Gunsbach
Gunsbach
Gunsbach is located in Grand Est
Gunsbach
Gunsbach
Coordinates: 48°02′54″N 7°10′36″E / 48.0483°N 7.1767°E / 48.0483; 7.1767
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonWintzenheim
IntercommunalityVallée de Munster
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Tingey[1]
Area
1
6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
872
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68117 /68140
Elevation326–985 m (1,070–3,232 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gunsbach (German: Günsbach) is a village and commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The first mention of Gunsbach is in 1285, when the land was given Lord Conrad Werner of Hattstatt. In 1434, Gunsbach was sold to the Ribeaupierre family, remaining in their possession until the French Revolution in 1789.

People

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Albert Schweitzer grew up here in the late 19th century, when the region had been incorporated to the German Empire. The village is home to the International Albert Schweitzer Association (French: Association Internationale Albert Schweitzer, "AISL")[3][non-primary source needed] with a small museum and an archive.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Association Internationale Albert Schweitzer" (in French).