Romanswiller

Perched on sunny slopes sheltered from northern winds, Romanswiller is an Alsatian village with a history dating back over a thousand years. Its name first appears in 826 in a document mentioning the transfer of relics from "Rumoldeswiller," its former name, to Neuwiller-les-Saverne. With a population of just over 1,300 inhabitants, it is among the most populous communes in the Mossig and Vineyard community of communes.

Romanswiller's origins are much older: traces of settlements from the early Neolithic have been found here, as well as a 2nd-century Gallo-Roman villa, indicating continuous occupation since Antiquity. In the early Middle Ages, sarcophagi from the 6th and 7th centuries testify to human presence at that time.

Over the centuries, the village played an important role for local abbeys and monasteries, which owned the castle and its dependencies. Built in the 14th century, this castle is no longer visible today, its site now occupied by the large park of the Toscano estate, a private residence. In the 17th century, the baronial owners established a Jewish community there, which reached 240 people by the early 19th century.