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Industrial Heritage Trail

Wasselonne, a possession of until the French Revolution, underwent pro- found changes from the 18th century onwards, becoming one of the main industrial centres in Lower Alsace and experiencing greatly increased urbanisation and population growth as a result. Under the Ancien Régime, corporations governed economic activity in . Many craft and commercial emblems can still be seen today, sculpted on buildings from this era, and representing some twenty different professions. The route The rise of industry in the 18thcentury presenting the emblems of bygone trades, was largely enabled by the river Mossig, which starting in the town centre, illustrates the supplied water to the tanneries and hydraulic rich diversity of this craftsmanship, heralding energy to the mills based along the riverside. the industrial developments to come. From Wasselonne to the hamlet of La Papeterie, by way of Brechlingen, no fewer than nineteen mills and factories running on water power are recorded in 1773. In the 19th century, breweries, woollen mills and - above all - the shoe industry took over, very often by altering the production of existing mills.

Wasselonne’s industrial history is also intimately linked with that of the great bour- geois families, often Protestant, who gained prosperity and enabled the transmission It also reflects changes in of know-how and innovation from generation to generation. society, driven by the technological progress which characterised the second half of the 19th century, followed by the German Reichsland The routes era (1871-1918), and the social advances which accompanied it. The paternalism of industria- lists was gradually replaced by social reforms. Two routes have been created to introduce visitors The era’s great innovations in areas such as to Wasselonne industrial heritage, concentrated in the transport, communications, energy and health Mossig river area, starting from the car park at Rue du are discussed along the route. We invite you to set out and discover this in- 23 Novembre. dustrial era which, over the course of three centuries, fundamentally shaped Wasselonne’s identity, and many traces of which can still be seen today in its heritage.

Wasselonne along the Mossig 1h00

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cour du y aller ? for pedestrians and including several sets of Château La Mossig steps, takes the form of an enjoyable walk lasting ▼ Bibliothèque around one hour and providing an introduction Escalier to a wide variety of sites along some of Wasse-

strasbourg ▼ Tour carrée Office lonne’s lesser-known pathways. de Tourisme

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Mills and factories running on hydraulic power Square tower built in 1789. 1 Former tobacco mill 6 Bembelsmühle flour mill, which became the Feyhl laundry, 10 Woollen shoe workshop owned by Jean-Jacques Amos, before being acquired by Charles Amos and pulled down who took over the Seytermühle flour mill around 1828 Site of today’s town hall, built between 1849 and 1851 Since the Revolution, the Mayor’s 2 Paper mill the Office has been located at Cour du Château in Pasquay 7 11 Flour mill later acquired by Jacques Helmstedter the former bailiff’s residence. estate Klingenmühle flour mill, taken over by Charles Amos Madder mill in the 1830s and used to set up his woolen shoe factory in the mid-19th century and converted into a woollen 3 mill and tanbark mill (former bailiff’s mill) Saint-Laurent Church, a place of mixed worship from 1757 to 1941, became a Protestant temple 12 4 Schwartz flour mill, which became 8 Storchenmühle flour mill, later acquired and pulled Oelmühle, an oil mill belonging to the Reichardt family after construction of the Catholic church. the Schnellemühle in the 1840s down by Charles Amos Former site of Brechlingen chapel. 5 13 Mattenmühle flour mill, located on the site of Trumpf flour mill 9 Flour mill bought by Jean Ebel in 1847 and converted into a woollen mill and tanbark mill the old communal abattoir built in 1893 Livestock market place.

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The Industrial Heritage Trail in 2017 Wasselonne

along the Mossig 1h00 Around Brechlingen 1h30

Tanneries Post office buildings Ebel tannery and The flour works spinning mill The rise of the woollen Railway stations wc Location : 799 054 200 000 16 / STRASBOURG shoe factory The hospital Brechlingen

The unleavened bread factory Oil mills Schnellemühle Drinking water X2 Breweries Flood gate systems and waterflow controls The Pasquay estate The Amos shoe factory in Brechlingen Picnic tables Tourist Office The electrical power plant © AGENCE DIE DREI / N° SIRET ©