Picturesque town at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile, located at 200 m altitude in the valley led St. Ulrich and foothills of Kirchberg and Altenberg, Barr owes its prosperity to its forest, in the vineyards and tourism. The surface of the ban is 2,100 ha of which 1,589 ha of forests. Barr currently 6000 people.
Barr is wine capital of Bas-Rhin. His vine climbs the hills bordering the valley Kirneck, indicated by the small white house perched high. They include the famous Grand Cru Kirchberg.
| Municipality | Barr |
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| Postcode | 67140 |
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| Latitude | 48.4072650 (N 48° 24’ 26”) |
| Longitude | 7.4502040 (E 7° 27’ 1”) |
| Altitude | From 176m to 971m |
| Surface area | 20.61 km² |
| Population | 7365 inhabitants |
| Density | 357 inhabitants/km² |
| Prefecture | Strasbourg (36 km, 32 min) |
| Insee code | 67021 |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Barr |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Territory | Alsace |
| Region | Great East |
| Mittelbergheim | 1.5 km (4 min) |
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| Gertwiller | 1.7 km (4 min) |
| Heiligenstein | 2.1 km (5 min) |
| Eichhoffen | 3.6 km (7 min) |
| Saint-Pierre | 3.8 km (7 min) |
| Andlau | 3.9 km (8 min) |
| Goxwiller | 4.6 km (9 min) |
| Bourgheim | 4.9 km (10 min) |
| Zellwiller | 5 km (10 min) |
| Valff | 6.1 km (10 min) |
| Stotzheim | 6.3 km (11 min) |
| Epfig | 6.7 km (10 min) |
| Itterswiller | 6.7 km (11 min) |
| Saint-Nabor | 7.3 km (13 min) |
| Ottrott | 7.5 km (14 min) |
Barr route discovery: the old center has recently found its authentic: pedestrian streets to better discover the half-timbered houses, stone carved porches, wooden galleries courses ... These cobbled streets and lively plots, trails through vineyards and forests, can enjoy the services of a country town.
Marco Museum Madness: a stately mansion mid-mid-bourgeois has become, thanks to a bequest made in 1960 to the city of Barr a furniture museum Alsatian bourgeois seventeenth to the nineteenth century, from the Renaissance to the Empire and Restoration, supplemented by collections of pottery and porcelain, pewter and local souvenirs.
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| Leisure centres | |
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Wine Fair: July.
Round Nightwatchman, cellar tour, Folk Dances and Concert Musical Thursdays: summer evenings.
Hiking gourmet Kirchberg in September.
Harvest Festival in October.
Christmas market.
Visit (cautiously) the ruins of the castle of Landsberg.
| Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Arts and Crafts | Free | Ranrupt (20 km) |
 | Local flavours | Free | Rodern (22 km) |
 | Local flavours | Free | Ribeauvillé (25 km) |
 | Entertainment | 24 € | Strasbourg (30 km) |
 | Culture and education | 6 € to 8 € | Labaroche (39 km) |
| Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Village visit | Easy | 1:00 | Barr |
 | Hike | Easy | 1:30 | Mittelbergheim (1.1 km) |
| Hike | Intermediate | 3:00 | Andlau (3.3 km) |
| Hike | Intermediate | 3:00 | Andlau (3.3 km) |
 | Hike | Intermediate | 5:00 | Boersch (7.9 km) |
