Altenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin

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in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It should not be confused with the German village of the same name, part of the municipality Neuried in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Altenheimois'' or ''Altenheimoises''.

Geography

Altenheim is located some 10 km east by south-east of Saverne and 30 km north-west of

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. It can be accessed from five directions: from

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in the west by road D230, from Dettwiller in the north by road D112, from

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in the east by road D151, from

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in the south-east by road D230, and from

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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 flak 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 Chalice with Paten (19th century) **A Statue: Saint Lambert (18th century) **A Neo-Gothic Chalice (19th century) **A Cross: Christ on the Cross **2 Confessionals (18th century) **A

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(1690) **A Tabernacle (18th century) *A Monumental Cross (1861) *A Cemetery Cross (1882)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Altenheim Picture Gallery

File:Altenheim Street.JPG, A street in Altenheim File:Altenheim Church.JPG, The Church of Saint Lambert File:Altenheim Church Christ on the Cross.JPG, Christ on the Cross File:Altenheim Church Stained Glass 1.JPG, Stained Glass File:Altenheim Church Stained Glass 2.JPG, Stained Glass File:Altenheim Church Stained Glass 3.JPG, Stained Glass File:Altenheim Church Statue of St Lambert.JPG, Statue of Saint Lambert File:Altenheim Monumental Cross.JPG, The Monumental Cross File:Altenheim Chapel.JPG, The Chapel of la-Fête-Dieu

References

External links

Altenheim on the old IGN website

Altenheim on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Altenheim'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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