Scherwiller

Scherwiller (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁvilɛʁ]; German: Scherweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.

[3] The town is situated on the wine route at an altitude of 185 meters (607 ft).

Scherwiller is located at the mouth of the valleys of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines to the east, and Villé at north, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Sélestat, Center Alsace, and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Châtenois.

The name was mentioned early in the form Sceravillare or Scerwiller, designating a hamlet on the edge of the Scheer, the former name of the Aubach River, which runs through the village.

Located in the heart of Alsace, the village is built in the middle of a 300-hectare (740-acre) vineyard, extending along the slopes downwards from Ortenbourg and Ramstein castles.