Kaysersberg

Kaysersberg Kaiserschbarig (Alsatian) Kaisersberg (German)
Delegated commune of Kaysersberg Vignoble
The town as seen from the castle
Coat of arms
Location of Kaysersberg
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Coordinates: 48°08′N 7°16′E / 48.14°N 7.26°E / 48.14; 7.26
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Commune	Kaysersberg Vignoble
Area 1	24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,426
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	68240
Elevation	236–924 m (774–3,031 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kaysersberg (French: [kajzœʁsbɛʁɡ]; German: Kaisersberg [ˈkaɪzɐsbɛʁk] ^ⓘ; Alsatian: Kaiserschbarig) is a historical town and former commune in Alsace in northeastern France. The name is German for Emperor's Mountain. The high fortress that dominates the town serves as a reminder of both its strategic importance and its warlike past.

Kaysersberg lies in the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which itself is a subdivision of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement. It was a separate commune until 1 January 2016, when it was merged into the new commune of Kaysersberg Vignoble together with nearby Kientzheim and Sigolsheim, and remains its seat.^[2]

The town was first mentioned in 1227, when Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor purchased the castle and gave orders to refortify it. During the Middle Ages, Kaysersberg, a member of the Décapole, prospered. In 1648, the city became a part of France, although most inhabitants continued to speak German. From 1871 to 1918 and (again from 1940 to 1944) Kaysersberg belonged to Germany.

In 2017 Kaysersberg was voted the Village préféré des Français (Village favoured by the French). The inhabitants are called Kaysersbergeois.