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Scharrachbergheim Irmstett
📍 Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett, Bas-Rhin
· 3 rue de la féodalité, 67310 Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett
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With 1242 inhabitants, the communes of Scharrarbergheim and Irmstett merged in 1975 to form Scharrarbergheim-Irmstett. The village lies between the Amberg and Scharrachberg mountains, which mark the beginning of the sub-Vosgian hills. The landscape is dominated by vineyards, which justifies the area?s name of Porte du Vignoble. Named Berchheim in a 13th-century written document, the name Scharrachbergheim was introduced in the 14th century. There are several hypotheses as to the name of the village. One thing is certain: the local lordly family used the name of the hill to add it to their own.
Excavations have shown that the village was inhabited as early as the Neolithic period. Many villages have had a castle, but Scharrachbergheim is the only one still standing. Little is known about this castle, which was destroyed in the 15th century by troops from Strasbourg driving out the Armagnacs. The Dettlingen probably built a new feudal manor house to the northeast of the village. The château was sold in 2007 and transformed into a hotel residence and château relay.
Irmstett?s origins seem to date back to Celtic times, as a Celtic path ran through the Mossig valley: today?s ?Allmendweg? may still be part of this route. The ?Sauerbrunnen? salt spring 200 meters south of the village was a Celtic place of worship. A cross is a reminder of this ancient site. Local legend has it that, during the Swedish invasion in the 17th century, a young girl trying to escape from a soldier hid in the reeds of the ?Sauerbrunnen? vowing to erect a cross there if she managed to elude the soldier. She kept her promise and donated a wooden cross. The site became a place of pilgrimage for the local population. Healing powers, notably for tuberculosis, were attributed to her.
The foundation of the village is said to have come from the town of Dagobert II, named Irmina. According to legend, she often came to a large oak forest to pray, where she had a small chapel built. The area became known as Irminastätte, around which grew a small village first called Irmina Stätte and later Irmstett.
Excavations have shown that the village was inhabited as early as the Neolithic period. Many villages have had a castle, but Scharrachbergheim is the only one still standing. Little is known about this castle, which was destroyed in the 15th century by troops from Strasbourg driving out the Armagnacs. The Dettlingen probably built a new feudal manor house to the northeast of the village. The château was sold in 2007 and transformed into a hotel residence and château relay.
Irmstett?s origins seem to date back to Celtic times, as a Celtic path ran through the Mossig valley: today?s ?Allmendweg? may still be part of this route. The ?Sauerbrunnen? salt spring 200 meters south of the village was a Celtic place of worship. A cross is a reminder of this ancient site. Local legend has it that, during the Swedish invasion in the 17th century, a young girl trying to escape from a soldier hid in the reeds of the ?Sauerbrunnen? vowing to erect a cross there if she managed to elude the soldier. She kept her promise and donated a wooden cross. The site became a place of pilgrimage for the local population. Healing powers, notably for tuberculosis, were attributed to her.
The foundation of the village is said to have come from the town of Dagobert II, named Irmina. According to legend, she often came to a large oak forest to pray, where she had a small chapel built. The area became known as Irminastätte, around which grew a small village first called Irmina Stätte and later Irmstett.
