Auenheim
Auenheim | |
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Part ofRountzenheim-Auenheim | |
![]() Blockhouse 1 in Auenheim | |
Coordinates:48°48′44″N8°00′38″E/ 48.8122°N 8.0106°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
Canton | Bischwiller |
Commune | Rountzenheim-Auenheim |
Area 1 | 4.24 km2(1.64 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 887 |
• Density | 210/km2(540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
Postal code | 67480 |
Elevation | 116–121 m (381–397 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Auenheim(French pronunciation:[auənaim];Alsatian:Auenem) is a formercommunein theBas-Rhindepartmentin theGrand Estregion of north-easternFrance.On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new communeRountzenheim-Auenheim.[2]
Geography
[edit]Auenheim is located some 15 km east ofHaguenauand 13 km north-east ofBischwiller.Access to the commune is by the road D468 fromRœschwoogin the north-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing toStattmattenin the south. The D463 branches off the D468 in the north of the commune and goes west toRountzenheim.TheTERStrasbourg-Lauterbourgrailway 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.[3]
TheModerriver 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 theRhineatNeuhaeusel.There is also a large reservoir in the north of the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
[edit]Toponymy
[edit]According to theCassini Map of 1750Auen-was speltAugenheimwhich in modern German would mean "of the eye" +-heimmeaning "hamlet or village".
The suffix-heimindicates aFrankishorigin since before the first creation of villages by theAlemanni.-heimsignified a "hamlet" or a group of houses in French from which came the Alemannichüsfrom which comeshaus which is "house" in German.
In 1359 the village was calledOweheimand in 1596 it wasAwenheim.
Heraldry
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Blazon: Argent, a Roman letter M surmounted by a crossette paty and between three crossettes at dexter, sinister and base all in Sable.
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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2001 | 2019 | Joseph Ludwig |
Demography
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known asAuenheimoisorAuenheimoisesin French.[5]
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Source: EHESS[6]and INSEE[7] |
Culture and heritage
[edit]Civil heritage
[edit]The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- AHouseat 1 Rue de l'Eglise (17th century)
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- AFarmhouseat 2 Rue des Oies (1930)
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- TheTown Hall and Schoolat Rue principale (1850)
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- AFarmhouseat 23 Rue principale (1822)
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- AFarmhouseat 24 Rue principale (18th century)
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- AHouseat 45 Rue principale (18th century)
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- AFarmhouseat 47 Rue principale (18th century)
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- Houses and Farms
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One structure is registered as an historical object:
- The War Memorial (20th century)
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TheMaginot Line
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Auenheim_blockhaus2.jpg/220px-Auenheim_blockhaus2.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Auenheim_nord.jpg/220px-Auenheim_nord.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Auenheim_sud.jpg/220px-Auenheim_sud.jpg)
- AuenheimBlockhousenorth
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 mmcannon,3Reibel machine guns,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 theArmisticecame 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 mmCannon,3Reibel machine guns,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 theArmisticecame into effect (25 June 1940).
- Blockhouse 1
- 1 25 mm antitank gun, 1Hotchkiss machine gun
- Blockhouse 2
- 1 25 mm antitank gun.
- Blockhouse 3
- 1 25 mm antitank gun.
Religious heritage
[edit]The commune has one religious site that is registered as a historical monument:
- ACemetery(19th century)
[17]The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
Notable people linked to the commune
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019,INSEE
- ^Arrêté préfectoral4 September 2018(in French)
- ^abcGoogle Maps
- ^List of Mayors of France(in French)
- ^Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin,habitants.fr
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Auenheim,EHESS(in French).
- ^Populations légales 2012,INSEE
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124076 House at 1 Rue de l'Eglise(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124078 Farmhouse at 2 Rue des Oies(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124075 Town Hall and School(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124079 Farmhouse at 23 Rue principale(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124080 Farmhouse at 24 Rue principale(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124077 House at 45 Rue principale(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124081 Farmhouse at 47 Rue principale(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124184 Houses and Farms(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67007268 War Memorial(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00124074 Cemetery(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67007263 Movable objects in the Cemetery(in French)
- ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM67007188 Tomb of Hélène Kuhry(in French)
External links
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