Merkwiller-Pechelbronn
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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Reichshoffen | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Paul Schiellein | |
| Area1 | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 879 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67290 / 67250 | |
| Elevation | 153–199 m (502–653 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Merkwiller-Pechelbronn (German: Merkweiler-Pechelbronn) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It is notable as the original home of oil sands mining.
Oil sands were mined from 1745 in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn,[1] initially under the direction of Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière, by special appointment of Louis XV. The Pechelbronn oil field was active until 1970, and was the birthplace of companies like Antar and Schlumberger. The first modern oil sands refinery was built there in 1857; and it also had the first school of oil technology.[2]
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- ↑ "History of Pechelbronn oil"
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