Ingolsheim
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Ingolsheim
Íngelse | |
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 Street in Ingolsheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ingolsheim  | |
  Ingolsheim  Ingolsheim | |
| Coordinates:48°58′30″N7°56′16″E/ 48.975°N 7.9378°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Wissembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Richard Frey[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.46 km2(1.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 357 |
| • Density | 80/km2(210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67221/67250 |
| Elevation | 146–205 m (479–673 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ingolsheim(French pronunciation:[iŋ(ɡ)ɔlsaim]) is acommunein the north of theBas-RhindepartmentinGrand Estin north-easternFrance.[3]
The commune is part of theNorthern Vosges Regional Nature Park.
Geography
[edit]Ingolsheim is a small village with an economy based on agriculture. During the second half of the twentieth century French agriculture became very much more mechanized than hitherto, and many villagers work in the surrounding towns.
The village is positioned betweenSoultz-sous-ForêtsandWissembourg.Adjacent communes areCleebourg,Hunspach,RiedseltzandSeebach.
History
[edit]The origins of Ingolsheim go back more than a thousand years. It appears as "Ingoldeshaha" in animperialrecord ofOtto II,from the year 967. The name mutated through various versions before becoming "Ingolsheim".
Thereformationreached the village in 1558, and the parish was served by ashared churchuntil the construction of aCatholicchurch in 1900.
TheSecond World Warwas rendered the more shocking for the villagers by the proximity of theMaginot line,less than a kilometre away, and in particular the nearbySchoenenbourg fortifications.The village was one of manyAlsatiancommunities located near the frontier to be evacuated toHaute-Vienne,in this case to the village ofBessines-sur-Gartempe.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
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