Ungersheim

Ungersheim

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CLOSEST TOWNS
TownUngersheimRaedersheim at 2.3 km (3 min)
Insee code68343Feldkirch at 2.5 km (3 min)
Postcode68190Bollwiller at 4.1 km (6 min)
Latitude47.8778960Ensisheim at 4.4 km (6 min)
Longitude7.3040050Réguisheim at 5.1 km (7 min)
AltitudeFrom 212 to 241 metersMerxheim at 5.2 km (7 min)
Surface13.51 km²Meyenheim at 7.2 km (9 min)
Population1991 inhabitantsGuebwiller at 8.9 km (10 min)
Density145 inhabitants/km²Issenheim at 9 km (9 min)
National labelBergholtz at 9.3 km (9 min)
Chief townColmar (at 27 km, 27 min)Pulversheim at 9.3 km (9 min)
DepartmentHaut-RhinRuelisheim at 9.3 km (11 min)
RegionAlsaceSearch another town
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TOWN PRESENTATION

Ungersheim of the country has probably been inhabited since Roman times. The first mention of Ungersheim appears in a document dated 735 by which the Count Eberhard donated to the abbey of Murbach of land located Anngesvilla, the first name of the village.

Ungersheim became property of the Habsburgs, probably around 1130, when they were appointed Landgraves and settled in Mulhouse. Ungersheim nobles were the vassals of Habsburg until 1534, when the nobles of Bollwiller acquired two thirds of the village.


SIGHTSEEING
  • The Bioscope, with its 12 hectares of recreation for a great day, and the Living Museum of Alsace. The village of Alsace Ecomusée preserves traditional skills and almost disappeared today. Potter, wheelwright and blacksmith are the three artists will be present permanently in their workshops. They welcome you to share with you their lives and explain how they work with clay, wood and metal. Not to mention the mechanic who restores old vehicles, cars, tractors ...
  • The church of Saint-Michel (1749) with Romanesque bell tower bulb has once fortified baroque furniture.
Detailed information
Leisure centresEcomuseum of Haute-Alsace,   Theme Park Bioscope

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
  • The regional cuisine is one of the greatest assets of Alsatian culture. Every fourth Saturday of the month, the Living Museum of Alsace Ungersheim invites a professional emeritus of gastronomy who shares his experience and reveals some of his secrets. Thus, cooks, bakers, cheese makers and sommeliers come in turn to lead a demonstration area at the House of Flavors and Colors of the Living Museum of Alsace and offer to participate in a workshop around a specific theme.
  • In May, the traditional festival of the Pig. The event allows any public entertainment, either through dancing, food with various choices, sports with running and rollerblading, dancing evenings and days, third piglet and a large all kinds of motorcycle exhibition on Sunday. Around the cochondrome, children and parents rush to attend one of the highlights of the festival of pig Ungersheim. On the track, ten pigs, run in a joyful mess up the finish line Sunday.
  • In August, the Sound and Light Show.
  • In November, the festival Bio Eco-Fair which provides technical solutions and innovative products, all complemented by lectures, film screenings and debates.
  • In December, late November to January 2, the Christmas village to Living Museum. Exhibition, storytelling, living Advent calendar, Saint-Nicolas, decorating shops, artisans' work, cooking Christmas. Evenings shows where a grandfather tells the most beautiful Christmas legends, follow his walk in the village right in the preparations and the magical atmosphere of the typical decorations.

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
  • The park's Eiblen Ensisheim:
  • Real lung oxygen, the vast recreation area of ​​the city is a well of relaxation where it is good to drink. Tennis courts for sports, lake for dreamers or pool for bathers. The water is decorated with a paddock where storks can leisurely watch the wading proud emblem of our country in his daily ablutions. A little further, an equestrian center near the forest welcomes riders.
  • Ornithology: The water is but a refuge for waterfowl. A multitude of ducks frolic there all year having found a new balance for their broods. The Municipality has been keen to decorate a pen storks, unavoidable pilgrimage toward the wader that is the pride of the region.
  • Parks: Designed as a quiet zone, the park and its lake are suitable for many activities focused on relaxation. Picnic area and boardwalk, the location is ideally suited to sports like kayaking and jogging. The fitness trail lined with 20 stations daily welcomes fans of fitness. Amount of artists have already set up their easels to free their art.
  • The Museum of the Regency Ensisheim: Three sections make up the museum of the Regency:
  • A historical section presents a motley collection of objects of different natures, worthy of a cabinet of curiosities. A meteorite celebrated by Jules Verne is of interest to researchers of the largest earth science ... because his fall was in 1492.
  • A second section is called the Miner's Museum. The underground world of the potash mine reveals, with its familiar objects, the strong feelings that characterized by the extreme difficulty of working conditions: scorching heat, constant noise of the equipment, isolation in a confined space and hazardous informed the only lights miners' lamps. From fear to hope, from anger to solidarity ... beliefs animated miners who venerated the Virgin Mary and St. Barbara while questioning the 'gnomes' to publicize their plight.
  • Finally a third section, archaeological evidence of human presence dating back several millennia and which is embodied by objects drawn primarily from local excavations and, in particular, cemeteries whose graves have yielded surprising secrets ...
  • Walks, several circuits.
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WEATHER
Monday 4 June
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Min. 14°C - Max. 23°C
Tuesday 5 June
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Min. 11°C - Max. 22°C
Wednesday 6 June
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RESTAURANTS 
Caveau heuhaus
Eguisheim
Traditional Alsatian restaurant. Homemade dishes. Open 7 / 7.
Located 18.3 km from UngersheimFrom 10 € to 30 € per person 
Les Castors  
10
Burnhaupt-le-Haut
A restaurant inside a park of greenery, a good meal after a stroll through the park it imposes.
Located 19.5 km from UngersheimFrom 15 € to 35 € per person 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
Chambres d'hotes a la fermeClassé 3 Epis    
9.3
Munwiller
With calms in a small village with 5 kilometers of the Wine trail of Alsace. Our house has four large arranged comfortable rooms of host on the floor of a dependence of farm with independent...
Located 6.7 km from Ungersheim48 € the double room 
Chambre Jonquille    
9.7
Westhalten
Located in a charming wine village on the road. Wine, at the foot of the Vosges, comfortable room with bathroom and toilet in the house of the owner: Separate entrance, parking in the...
Located 8.9 km from Ungersheim52 € the double room 
Les Jardins du Temps    
8.9
Illzach
Guest rooms overlooking gardens. Installed in a brand new wooden building, our 5 charming cottages are located in the lush green gardens consisting of Time. Customized by an element...
Located 11.3 km from UngersheimFrom 78 € to 110 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
Gite entre Colmar et Mulhouse
Ungersheim
80 m² house with 3 acres of walled garden and trees. Ungersheim is crossed by a bicycle path and is known for its eco-museum and its biosphere. Close to the Wine Route, Museums and...
Located in UngersheimFrom 350 € to 470 € per week 
Les Gites de la truite à LINTHAL  
9.6
Guebwiller
Cottage very comfortable first floor of a large Alsatian house, situated in the heart of a small mountain village. Foster care, can walk from the village, ideal for outdoor vacation,...
Located 5.4 km from Ungersheim250 € per week 
Grande Maison entre Colmar et Mulhouse  
9.6
Gundolsheim
Spacious house with greenery, between Colmar and Mulhouse, on the Wine Route and close to the Vosges mountains. Accommodation: 7 rooms, 5 bedrooms. Bedding: 4 bed 2 seater, 2 Beds 1...
Located 5.5 km from UngersheimFrom 620 € to 740 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Camping la sapiniere  
Wuenheim
Camping associatif. Idéal for people who love Quiet surrounding, nature and walking. Opportunity to become a member and become sedentary. Opening of 1 / 04 to 1 / 10. For information,...
Located 13.3 km from Ungersheim 
Camping de l'Ill  
Mulhouse
Welcome in Alsace in ILL campsite *** a green area in the hart of the town, open from 1 st April to 15 October 2012. Ill Campsite ***covers 505 ha., with 193 pitches of over 100m²,...
Located 16 km from UngersheimFrom 15.80 € to 19.25 € per day 
Camping parc la chaumiere    
8.9
Heimsbrunn
In a friendly and quiet camping, you can discover a pool, its 58 places, locations including locations of caravans and mobile homes, the ideal location for walks,. Nearby, a lake, a...
Located 18.3 km from Ungersheim13.50 € per day 

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HOTELS
Les Loges     
8.2
Ungersheim
This typical Alsacian style residence is located in the heart of Alsace. It is a 20-minute drive from Mulhouse, 30 minutes from Colmar and 7 km from the wine road. Each soundproofed...
Located in UngersheimRoom from 69 €
Logis Domaine du Moulin Rest. La Villa du Meunier     
8.5
Ensisheim
This Logis Domaine is located in Ensisheim, 20 km north of Mulhouse. It has a spa with an indoor swimming pool, steam bath and an outdoor Jacuzzi set in a private garden. The Logis...
Located 3.7 km from UngersheimRoom from 89 €
Cap Florival    
8.6
Bollwiller
This residence is situated in the Alsatian village of Bollwiller, 30 km south of Colmar. Apartments include free Wi-Fi and a kitchen with dishwasher. A flat-screen TV with cable channels...
Located 4.2 km from UngersheimRoom from 35 €

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