Kaysersberg
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°08′N 7°16′E / 48.14°N 7.26°ECoordinates: 48°08′N 7°16′E / 48.14°N 7.26°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Stoll | |
| Area1 | 24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,766 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68162 / 68240 | |
| Elevation | 236–924 m (774–3,031 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Kaysersberg (German: 
Kaisersberg ) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg-Vignoble.
The inhabitants are called Kaysersbergeois. The name means Emperor's Mountain in German.
The high fortress that dominates the city serves as a reminder of both its strategic importance and its warlike past. Together with the rest of Alsace-Lorraine, Kaysersberg was part of Germany during the period between the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War.
Kaysersberg is one of the finest wine growing areas in Alsace. The first vines were brought here in the 16th century from Hungary, and wine production is still an important aspect of the town's economy today. Wine produced from the Pinot gris variety is a local specialty.
Kaysersberg lies north-west of Colmar, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
Kaisersberg was the birthplace of Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician.
The town seen from its castle
Typical view of Kaysersberg
Another typical view of Kaysersberg
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