Hunawihr

Hunawihr

View of Hunawihr, with the fortified Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Church and vineyards

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Hunawihr

Coordinates: 48°10′51″N 7°18′44″E / 48.1808°N 7.3122°E / 48.1808; 7.3122Coordinates: 48°10′51″N 7°18′44″E / 48.1808°N 7.3122°E / 48.1808; 7.3122
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality Pays de Ribeauvillé
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gabriel Siegrist
Area1 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 611
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 68147 / 68150
Elevation 228–686 m (748–2,251 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hunawihr (German: Hunaweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.

Hunawihr fortified church as seen from the vineyard below it.

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