Pfaffenheim

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Pfaffenheim	Gueberschwihr at 2.7 km (4 min)
Insee code	68255	Rouffach at 4.3 km (5 min)
Postcode	68250	Voegtlinshoffen at 4.4 km (6 min)
Latitude	47.9842810	Hattstatt at 5 km (5 min)
Longitude	7.2863310	Obermorschwihr at 6.8 km (6 min)
Altitude	From 196 to 843 meters	Gundolsheim at 8 km (7 min)
Surface	14.57 km²	Herrlisheim-près-Colmar at 8.5 km (7 min)
Population	1336 inhabitants	Eguisheim at 8.7 km (8 min)
Density	90 inhabitants/km²	Westhalten at 9 km (9 min)
Chief town	Colmar (at 14.7 km, 18 min)	Husseren-les-Châteaux at 9.4 km (9 min)
Department	Haut-Rhin	Niederentzen at 9.7 km (11 min)
Region	Alsace	Search another town

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TOWN PRESENTATION

The village which dates back to Roman times, even Celtic, was named "Papanheim" the presence of large areas belonging to convents and monasteries. Current research tends to prove a prior presence on the site, the "priests" may be "Druids".

The wine trade was to be flourishing in fact, many patrician houses dating from the Renaissance and he is magnificent towers housing the staircases in stone. The village also had three castles, which were rather large house which he is no longer a trace.

Who says wealth, said greed and Pfaffenheim paid dearly for this prodigality of nature since the village was destroyed three times: in 1338 by the armies of the Emperor of Bavaria struggling with the bishopric of Strasbourg in 1444 by Armagnacs, and in 1525 during the Peasants' War.

Today Pfaffenheim is a wine village situated on the Route des Vins d'Alsace and has many attractions such as the chapel Schauenberg on the village.

SIGHTSEEING

The chapel Schauenberg: located between the villages and Pfaffenheim Gueberschwihr, the chapel was founded in the 15th century. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built on the site of a hermitage, following a vow made by a princess, healed through the prayers of the hermit. The pilgrimage dates from 1483. From the terrace, magnificent view over the plain of Alsace.

The church Saint-Martin: it deserves a thorough visit, both the nave Gothic style typical of 19th century and the old chorus from the early 13th century and whose design recalls the choir of the cathedral of Basel .

The rock of Teufelstein: a legend of the 16th century attributed the scratches in the rock devil during the expansion of the chapel Schauenberg in 1515, wanted to throw it on the site. Suddenly softened, the stone could not be raised, hence the presence of fingerprints and his second name "stone the devil".

The table of druids: the dolmen is located near the Schauenberg. Its presence can confirm the thesis attributing the origins Pfaffenheim to Celtic, whose name could also be translated as "abode of the Druids.

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

Day cellars: the first weekend of July.

Nights Tourism: between July 14 and August 15. Animation with Alsatian folk dancers and traditional music on the village square. Refreshments available on site with pies outbreaks.

Course SOAPBOX: end of September.

Chestnut Festival: mid-November.

Torchlight: December 28. In the vineyards, and climb to the chapel Schauenberg on the heights of Pfaffenheim the torchlight. Mass and drink, to Schauenberg.

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