Dietwiller (French pronunciation: [ditvilɛʁ] ⓘ; German: Dietweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[3]

History

The Thalbahn Habsheim ran through Dietwiller. It was a 24.6 km (15.3 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in). It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway. Many prisoners of war died due to malnutrition, forced labor and the poor living conditions and were buried in the Romanian cemetery in Dietweiler.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  4. ^ Paul Erhart: Histoire du chemin de fer militaire reliant la Hardt à Altkirch pendant la guerre 1914-18… Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietwiller
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