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Arrondissement Of Haguenau
The arrondissement of Haguenau is a former arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg. It had 56 communes, and its population was 130,835 (2012).Populations légales 2012: 67 Bas-Rhin INSEE Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Haguenau, and their INSEE codes, were:History The arrondissement of Haguenau was created in 1919.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haguenau
Haguenau (; Alsatian: or ; and historically in English: ''Hagenaw'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of France, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some to the south. To the north of the town, the Forest of Haguenau (french: Forêt de Haguenau) is the largest undivided forest in France. Haguenau was founded by German dukes and has swapped back and forth several times between Germany and France over the centuries, with its spelling altering between "Hagenau" and "Haguenau" by the turn. After the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Haguenau was ceded to the new German Empire. It was part of the German Empire for 48 years from 1871 to 1918, when at the end of World War I it was returned to France. This transfer was officially ratified in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles. Haguenau is a rapidly growing town, its population having increased from 22,944 inhabitants in 1968 to 34,504 inhabitants in 2017. Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauendorf
Dauendorf is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the site of the remains of Neubourg Abbey, a former Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ... monastery, destroyed during the French Revolution. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department References Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Walck
La Walck (; ; gsw-FR, D Wàlik) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Moder. 7 December 2015 See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin departmentReferences Former communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Populated places disestablished in 2016 {{BasRhin-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindwiller
Kindwiller (; german: Kindweiler; gsw-FR, Kendwéler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, France. Geography The village is positioned some fifteen kilometres (nine miles) to the west-north-west of Haguenau. Most of the houses are on the single main street. Outside the village the land is mostly used for farming. History The first surviving record of the village dates from 1317 when it was named as Kintwilre, the residence of a family of that same name. The area was at that time owned by Haguenau. The High German name "Kindweiler" emerges later. During the wars of religion that spilled into Alsace in the sixteenth century, the village became protestant in 1545 but reverted to Catholicism in 1561. Kindwiller also enjoyed the privileges of an imperial village. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauffenheim
Kauffenheim (; gsw-FR, Kafem) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies twenty kilometres (twelve miles) to the east of Haguenau, and a short distance from the A35 autoroute Strasbourg–Landau. History The first surviving record of the village dates from 884 and spells the name of the village "Chochinheim". Subsequently, the name has been written Cochenheim, Chochenheim, Kochenheim and Koechenheim before morphing into Kauffenheim, the current spelling. Between 1359 and 1680 the village was owned by the aristocratic von Fleckenstein family. In 1720 it came into the possession of the Rohan-Soubise family, and thus remained until the French Revolution. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaltenhouse
Kaltenhouse (; ; gsw-FR, Kàltehüse) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies a short distance to the southeast of Haguenau Haguenau (; Alsatian: or ; and historically in English: ''Hagenaw'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of France, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some to the south. To the .... Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department References Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huttendorf
Huttendorf (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography Agriculture, including the rearing of livestock, plays an important part in the village's economy. History The first surviving record of the village appears under the name of Hittendorphe and dates from 797. At that time the settlement was part of the lands of the Abbey of Wissembourg. The church of Saint Vincent dates from 1746, although the tower is older. The organ, dating from 1853, was built by Pierre Rivenach. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochstett
Hochstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Hochstett is positioned near to the autoroute that connects Strasbourg with Metz and, eventually, Paris. It is adjacent to the autoroute exit 47 which is the exit for Haguenau, although the limited access nature of the autoroute junctions in the area makes access from the autoroute to the village unexpectedly indirect. The village is at the crossing of various minor roads, the least minor being the departmental road RD 419. A principal element in the local economy is agriculture. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrlisheim
Herrlisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town dates from the 8th century. Herrlisheim was the scene of very heavy fighting during '' Operation Nordwind'', an offensive launched by the German Army during World War II that inflicted considerable damage to the town. Geography Herrlisheim is positioned on the rich alluvial farmland to the west of the River Rhine, north of Strasbourg. The town is part of the canton of Bischwiller and the district of Haguenau and is located on the road from Strasbourg to Lauterbourg along the A35 motorway . Herrlisheim is bordered by the towns of Rohrwiller to the northwest, Drusenheim to the northeast, Gambsheim to the southwest and Offendorf to the southeast. The area is crossed by the Zorn, Moder and Kleinebach Rivers. Economy The local economy is based on agriculture. The village promotes itself as the local potato capital, and a Potato Festival is organised annually. History Herrl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundershoffen
Gundershoffen () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. History Archaeological finds such as coins, pottery and statues from the third century testify to the presence of a settlement here in the Gallo-Roman period. The earliest surviving written record of the place dates from 1232, where the name used for the settlement is Guntershoven, a name which endured at least until the seventeenth century. The village was at one stage owned by the Dukes of Lorraine. Like many villages in Alsace, Gundershoffen was ravaged by the Thirty Years War with savage depopulation resulting: it was subsequently repopulated by families from Switzerland. In 1940 the Germans recovered Alsace and the little town suffered badly from the fighting of the Second World War. Liberation appeared in the form of the US Army on December 3, 1944, but the area was recaptured by German troops. Only in March 1945 were the German fighters finally expelled. Population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumbrechtshoffen
Gumbrechtshoffen (german: Gumprechtshofen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, approximately 18 kilometres (eleven miles) northwest of Haguenau. On 1 September 1945 the villages of Gumbrechtshoffen-Oberbronn ''(Obergumbrechtshoffen in Alsatian)'' and Gumbrechtshoffen-Niederbronn ''(Niedergumbrechtshoffen)'' merged: Gumbrechtshoffen was the result. Geography The commune is positioned between Niederbronn and Haguenau, a couple of kilometres to the west of the main road that connects the two. It is traversed by the river River Zinsel. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort-Louis
Fort-Louis () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It acquired its name and its principal raison d'être from a 17th-century fort, known as Fort Louis.The fortress name is usually unhyphenated in English sources. More recently the population of the settlement increased between 1962 and 2004 from 137 to 279. History In 1686 the king mandated Vauban to construct a fortification complex at Fort Louis, situated at that time on an island between two branches of the Rhine. The principal fort, to be called the square fort (''Fort Carré'') was to be backed up by two fortified bridgeheads, one of which, named Fort Alsace, was to be on the Alsace side of the river, and the other of which, Fort Marquisat, was to be on the Baden side of the river. During the course of the Franco-German wars of the 18th century the fort was besieged on several occasions, and following the defeat of Napoleon, the square fort (''Fort Carré'') was dismantled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
