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Rosheim (French pronunciation: [ʁo.sajm] ; Alsatian: Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Rosheim | |
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 View of Rosheim and surroundings | |
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Location of Rosheim  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°28′E / 48.50°N 7.47°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Molsheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Herr[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,360 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67411 /67560 |
| Elevation | 164–842 m (538–2,762 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Imperial City of Rosheim | |||||||||
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| 1303–1679 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Rosheim | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First mentioned | 778 | ||||||||
| 1303 | |||||||||
1354 | |||||||||
| 1648 | |||||||||
| 1679 | |||||||||
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It lies 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines of Alsace" and the Route Romane d'Alsace ("Romanesque route of Alsace").
History
editRosheim was first mentioned in a document in 778 as Rodasheim. In 1262 it received its town charter, combined with the right to build a town wall. From the 14th to 17th centuries, Rosheim was an Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire, and founded the Décapole confederation with nine other Alsatian Imperial Cities in 1354, the goal was to maintain their rights. Like the other Decapolitan cities, it was awarded to France by the Peace of Westphalia and finally lost its independence under the Treaties of Nijmegen and was annexed by France.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,291 | — |
| 1975 | 3,499 | +0.88% |
| 1982 | 3,766 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 4,016 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 4,548 | +1.39% |
| 2007 | 4,721 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 4,891 | +0.71% |
| 2017 | 5,149 | +1.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
edit- Church Saint-Pierre-et-Paul (building 12th century, tower 14th century, organ 18th century)
- Church Saint-Etienne (18th century, belltower 12th century)
- Maison païenne (“pagan house”, 12th century)
- City Hall (18th century)
- Old well (Puits aux six seaux) (17th century)
- Four fortified tower-gates (13th and 14th century)
- Half-timbered houses (16th century)
Notable people
edit- Heinrich Eggestein (ca. 1415–88), pioneering book printer
- Jean-Marie Lehn (born 1939), Nobel Prize 1987
- Claude Vasconi (born 1940), architect
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official website
- Official tourist office website Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Pictures of the Saint Peter and Paul's church
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