Riquewihr

The village was mentioned for the first time under the name " Rochovilare " in documents of 1049.

During the 11th century it belonged, as part of it, to the property of the Counts of Eguisheim.

Chief town in the 12th century of a seigniory belonging to the Lords of " Horbourg ", who fortified it in 1291 and conferred the status of town on it in 1320. In 1324, the " Horbourg " sold all their possessions to the Counts of " Wurtemberg " and died out little afterwards.

Riquewihr remained in the hands of the Counts, then Dukes of " Wurtemberg " until 1793. Their armorial bearings are omnipresent in the city.

In 1525, the inhabitants tired of undergoing the tyrannical treament which was inflicted to them by the Dukes, took part in the Peasants' War.

The Calvinism was introduced in 1534, and the Lutheranism little after in 1559.

The 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century marked the apogee of the city, enriched by the sale of its famous wines.

The Thirty Year's War set an end to this prosperity.

Riquewihr made new great strides in the 18th century after joining France in 1793.

Since the 20th century, Riquewihr knows a deserved tourist success and is currently one of the most visited places France, pearl of Alsace and the vineyard, is surely one of the most beautiful villages of France.

One rushes up from the whole world to discover its treasures.

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