Altenheim is a

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in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

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in the

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region of north-eastern

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. It should not be confused with the German village of the same name, part of the municipality

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in the state of

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Altenheimois'' or ''Altenheimoises''.

Geography

Altenheim is located some 10 km east by south-east of

Saverne Saverne (french: Saverne, ; Alsatian: ; german: Zabern ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27& ...

and 30 km north-west of

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. It can be accessed from five directions: from Furchhausen in the west by road D230, from

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in the north by road D112, from Littenheim in the east by road D151, from

Saessolsheim Saessolsheim (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department References

Communes of Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin com ...

in the south-east by road D230, and from Wolschheim in the south by road D112. All these roads intersect in the village. The commune consists entirely of farmland other than the village. The only waterway in the commune is the Drusenbach crossing the south-western corner and two small tributaries of this stream in the north of the commune.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

History

On 21 January 1945, an American B-17 bomber, the "Princess Pat" was hit by

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returning from a mission to

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and landed on its belly near the D230 road between Altenheim and Furchhausen.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altenheim

Demography

In 2017, the commune had 212 inhabitants. Altenheim War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A House (4) (1837) *A House (5) *A House (7) (1825) *A House (8) *A House (11) (1716) *A House (24) (1716) *A House (33) (1732) *A House (43) (1716) *A Napoleonic Banc-Reposoir (1854) *The Village (Prehistory to 8th century) *Houses (18th-19th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (1698) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 / R.D. 151 (1824) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (north) (19th century) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (south) (1870) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1692) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1742) *A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1698) *The Chapel of la-Fête-Dieu (19th century) *The Church of Saint Lambert (18th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **A Funeral Monument of Marie-rose Schmitt and family (1829) **A Funeral Monument of Maria Diss and Jean-Michel Klein (1824) **A Funeral Monument of Marie-Odile Debs (1837) **A Funeral Monument (19th century) **A

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with

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(19th century) **A Statue: Saint Lambert (18th century) **A Neo-Gothic

(19th century) **A Cross: Christ on the Cross **2

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s (18th century) **A

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(1690) **A

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...

(18th century) *A Monumental Cross (1861) *A Cemetery Cross (1882)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Altenheim Picture Gallery

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