Asswiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.Asswiller in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom
Geography Asswiller is in the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park some 27 km south-east of Sarralbe and 38 km south-west of Bitche. Access to the commune is by the D9 road from Durstel in the north-west, passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Petersbach. The D309 road goes south-west from the village to Drulingen. There is a large forest in the west with strips of forest along the borders with the remainder of the commune's farmland.Google Maps
The forms the south-western boundary of the commune as it flows west to eventually join the Sarre west of Wolfskirchen. The Ottwillergraben forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Eichel at Tieffenbach.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy 718: Asco vilare 1793: Asveiller 1801: Asswiler
In German the commune name is Aßweiler.
History Asswiller was a small lordship dependent on the Counts of La Petite-Pierre. When the count palatine of Bavaria, Georg Johann I of Bavaria, took possession of the county, he granted Asswiller as a hereditary fief to the Dalheim family (1588), who were soon succeeded by the Steinkallenfels family: senior officials of the palatine counts. These Protestant lords introduced the Reformation and remained in Asswiller from the 16th century to 1819.Protestants, Durstel, Lutheran parish In 1789 Asswiller belonged to the Lord of Carbiston who had acquired it in 1771 by marriage with the heiress of the Steincallenfels family.
After the French Revolution Asswiller was attached to France in 1793 by decree of the National Convention, which overrode the rights of princes holding possessions.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party Position 2001 2008 Jean Mathia UMP General Councillor 2008 2026 Norbert Stammler
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asswillerois or Asswilleroises in French.Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage Many buildings and structures in Asswiller are registered as historical monuments: A Farmhouse at 2 Rue du Cimetière (1775)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Chateau at 6 Rue de Drulingen (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Town Hall/School at 10 Rue de Durstel (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 18 Rue de Durstel (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Courthouse at 2 Rue de Durstel (1733)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 26 Rue de Durstel (1861)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 5 Rue de Durstel (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 5 Bis Rue de Durstel (1761)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 14 Rue de Petersbach (1803)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at 8 Rue de Petersbach (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Mill called Jaegermuhle (1833)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage Several religious buildings and structures are registered as historical monuments: A Cemetery at Rue du Cimetière (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Protestant Church at Rue de Durstel (1776)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Protestant Presbytery at 4 Rue de Durstel (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Lutheran Church at Rue de l'Eglise (1724)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects: The Rauscher family tomb (1924)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 3 SculpturesMinistry of Culture, Palissy
The Lutheran Church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: The Furniture in the churchMinistry of Culture, Palissy The Organ (1864)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Gallery of Historical Monuments
See also Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
External links Asswiller on the old IGN website Asweiller on the 1750 Cassini Map