Guntzviller

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Janique Gubelmann^[1]Area5.39 km² (2.08 sq mi)Population363 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation234–415 m (768–1,362 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guntzviller (French pronunciation: [ɡuntsvilɛʁ]; German: Gunzweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

The village was part of the principality of Phalsbourg. It was first mentioned in 699 as Villa Gundvino Super Fluvio Biberacha. It was completely destroyed between 1634 and 1636 by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War.

In October 1700, Jacques Krummenacker, a descendant of Swiss immigrants who had joined Alsace after the Peasant War, rebuilt the village by installing a glass factory and some houses there. The village became a parish during the 18th century and the glassware ceased to function before the Revolution. The village partially destroyed in 1939-1945.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

External links

• Media related to Guntzviller at Wikimedia Commons