What is Merkwiller-Pechelbronn?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Merkwiller-Pechelbronn |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Pechelbronn-Eglise.jpg |caption = The church in Pechelbronn |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Merkwiller-Pechelbronn (Bas-Rhin).svg |arrondissement = Haguenau-Wissembourg |canton = Reichshoffen |INSEE = 67290 |postal code = 67250 |mayor = Laura Valentine Dorffer |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = Sauer-Pechelbronn |coordinates = {{coord|48.94|7.83|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation min m = 153 |elevation max m = 199 |area km2 = 3.76 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Merkwiller-Pechelbronn''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is in [[Grand Est]] in the [[Bas-Rhin]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northeast [[France]]. It is known for its [[oil sands]] mining. == History == Oil sands were mined from 1745 in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn. The Pechelbronn oil field was active until 1970. The first modern [[oil refinery]] was built there in 1857. == References == {{reflist}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Bas-Rhin]]