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Auenheim (; gsw-FR, Auenem) is a former commune in the Bas-Rhin
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
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and 13 km north-east of
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. Access to the commune is by the road D468 from
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in the north-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing to
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in the south. The D463 branches off the D468 in the north of the commune and goes west to
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railway passes through the village and there is a station in the commune which, however, appears to be disused. There is a belt of forest through the centre of the commune (the Biergrund) and a large forest in the south-east of the commune (the Unterwald) with substantial urbanisation in the north-west of the commune with the rest farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The Moder river comes from the south and passes through the south-west then the centre of the commune before forming half of the eastern border and continuing east to join the Rhine at
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. There is also a large reservoir in the north of the commune.


Neighbouring communes and villages


Toponymy

According to th
Cassini Map of 1750
''Auen-'' was spelt ''Augenheim'' which in modern German would mean "of the eye" + ''-heim'' meaning "hamlet or village". The suffix ''-heim'' indicates a Frankish origin since before the first creation of villages by the
Alemanni The Alemanni or Alamanni, were a confederation of Germanic tribes * * * on the Upper Rhine River. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Caracalla of 213, the Alemanni captured the in 260, and later expanded into pres ...
. ''-heim'' signified a "hamlet" or a group of houses in French from which came the Alemannic ''hüs'' from which comes ''haus which is "house" in German. In 1359 the village was called ''Oweheim'' and in 1596 it was ''Awenheim''.


Heraldry


Administration

List of Successive Mayors


Demography

In 2012 the commune had 898 inhabitants.


Culture and heritage


Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A House at 1 Rue de l'Eglise (17th century) *A Farmhouse at 2 Rue des Oies (1930) *The Town Hall and School at Rue principale (1850) *A Farmhouse at 23 Rue principale (1822) *A Farmhouse at 24 Rue principale (18th century) *A House at 45 Rue principale (18th century) *A Farmhouse at 47 Rue principale (18th century) *Houses and Farms One structure is registered as an historical object: *The War Memorial (20th century)


The

Maginot Line The Maginot Line (french: Ligne Maginot, ), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany and force the ...

;Auenheim
Blockhouse A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It is usually an isolated fort in the form of a single building, serving as a defensive stro ...
north: An isolated infantry Blockhouse, simple flank built in 1932. It housed an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 enlisted men. *Floor dimensions: 25x15 metres; *Height: 7.50 metres; *Thickness of structural work: 2 metres; *Exposed concrete slab: 2.25 m thick walls; *Rear walls: 1 m thick. *Armament: one 37 mm cannon, 3
Reibel machine gun The MAC mle 1931 machine gun (official French designation ''Mitrailleuse'' ''modèle'' ''1931'' - machine gun, model of 1931), was a machine gun used in French tanks of the World War II era, as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot line. ...
s, 5 FM, 2 50 mm mortars, grenade launcher chutes. *History: From 1939 to 1940 the blockhouse was held by a detachment of the 68th Fortress Infantry Regiment who resisted German pressure until 1 July 1940, 6 days after the Armistice came into effect (25 June 1940). ;Auenheim Blockhouse south: An isolated infantry Blockhouse, simple flank built in 1932. It housed an officer, a non-commissioned officer and 20 enlisted men. *Floor dimensions: 25x15 metres; *Height: 7.50 metres; *Thickness of structural work: 2 metres; *Exposed concrete slab: 2.25 m thick walls; *Rear walls: 1 m thick. *Armament: one 37 mm Cannon, 3
Reibel machine gun The MAC mle 1931 machine gun (official French designation ''Mitrailleuse'' ''modèle'' ''1931'' - machine gun, model of 1931), was a machine gun used in French tanks of the World War II era, as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot line. ...
s, 5 FM, 2 50 mm mortars, grenade launcher chutes. *History: From 1939 to 1940 the blockhouse was held by a detachment of the 68th Fortress Infantry Regiment who resisted German pressure until 1 July 1940, 6 days after the Armistice came into effect (25 June 1940). ;Blockhouse 1: *1 25 mm antitank gun, 1
Hotchkiss machine gun The Hotchkiss machine gun was any of a line of products developed and sold by Hotchkiss et Cie, (full name Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie), established by United States gunsmith Benjamin B. Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss moved ...
;Blockhouse 2: *1 25 mm antitank gun. ;Blockhouse 3: *1 25 mm antitank gun.


Religious heritage

The commune has one religious site that is registered as a historical monument: *A Cemetery (19th century) The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects: **The Movable Objects in the Cemetery **The Tomb of Hélène Kuhry (1918)Ministry of Culture, Palissy


Notable people linked to the commune

* Henri Loux, born at Auenheim in 1873 and died at Strasbourg in 1907. An illustrator of the countryside and village scenes on a range of tableware called "Obernai".


See also

* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


References


External links


Auenheim Commune website


{{authority control Former communes of Bas-Rhin Populated places disestablished in 2019