Mothern is a commune in the Bas-Rhin, Alsace. The small town is just 6 km from the German border, near the Rhine, bordering Munchhausen and Wintzenbach. Mothern, pronounced in southern Modere Francique, takes its name from the Moder River, which once flowed into the Rhine.
Old, with a mention of the city from the tenth century, the city of Mothern has an interesting historical and architectural heritage that reflects its long tradition. Visitors enjoy the typical architecture of the region houses the city center and the peaceful atmosphere that emerges. Difficult to resist this small town ideally situated for exploring the charms of Alsace.
The small town of Mothern present its visitors an interesting heritage that shows its age and its importance in the history of the region.
With a typical architecture of the region, the church of Our Lady of the Visitation has a beautiful white facade and an interesting ordeal shrine dating from the eighteenth century. Inside the religious building full of wonders, like the canopy of Ott brothers twentieth century, a statue of St. Elizabeth of the eighteenth century, or the beautiful ceiling frame and organ nineteenth century.
Built in 1901, the Lourdes Grotto Mothern is on the road Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg. It was built by a couple who lost two children at birth, and according to legend, it would have allowed them to have two others.
Rare in Alsace, the Mothern outrigger wells are facing the home of Wacht and opposite the town hall. They allowed to draw water with a counterweight before the flow into a stone trough.
The home of Wacht serves cultural space to the city of Mothern. The building once served as a night guard for the village, and it now houses the headquarters of the Tourist Office, and a permanent exhibition on the Rhine.
In the 1950s, Mothern consisted of about 150 boatmen, one third of the residents. Evidenced a former boatmen mast erected on the town square. On holidays, it is decorated with flags and other decorations in the colors of the nations present on the Rhine.
Of modest size, the city of Mothern however offers various animations of great interest.
July is the theater of Festifoot, an amateur football festival Mothern FC. On this occasion, a tournament between different amateur clubs in the region is organized.
Every August, Mothern is the scene of a garage sale, ideal for doing good business. Also in August, the city organizes its patronal feast with a carnival and other entertainment.
During a festive evening, every October, Mothern offers its famous beer festival with entertainment, concerts or tastings.
