Altenheim Explained

Altenheim
Native Name:	Àltene
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Altenheim (Bas-Rhin).svg
Arrondissement:	Saverne
Canton:	Saverne
Insee:	67006
Postal Code:	67490
Mayor:	Laura Ritter^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	48.7203°N 7.4644°W
Elevation Min M:	187
Elevation Max M:	254
Area Km2:	2.71

Altenheim (in French pronounced as /altənaim/) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department 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.

Geography

Altenheim is located some 10 km east by south-east of Saverne and 30 km north-west of Strasbourg. It can be accessed from five directions: from Furchhausen in the west by road D230, from Dettwiller in the north by road D112, from Littenheim in the east by road D151, from Saessolsheim in the south-east by road D230, and from Wolschheim 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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

On 21 January 1945, an American B-17 bomber, the "Princess Pat" was hit by flak returning from a mission to Heilbronn and landed on its belly near the D230 road between Altenheim and Furchhausen.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altenheim^[3]

From	To	Name
2001	2014	Jean-Claude Hollner
2014	2020	Mickaël Vollmar
2020	2026	Laura Ritter

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altenheimois or Altenheimoises in French.^[4]

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)^[5]
• A House (5)^[6]
• A House (7) (1825)^[7]
• A House (8)^[8]
• A House (11) (1716)^[9]
• A House (24) (1716)^[10]
• A House (33) (1732)^[11]
• A House (43) (1716)^[12]
• A Napoleonic Banc-Reposoir (1854)^[13]
• The Village (Prehistory to 8th century)^[14]
• Houses (18th-19th century)^[15]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (1698)^[16]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 / R.D. 151 (1824)^[17]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (north) (19th century)^[18]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 112 (south) (1870)^[19]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1692)^[20]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1742)^[21]
• A Wayside Cross at R.D. 230 (1698)^[22]
• The Chapel of la-Fête-Dieu (19th century)^[23]
• The Church of Saint Lambert (18th century).^[24] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funeral Monument of Marie-rose Schmitt and family (1829)^[25]
  • A Funeral Monument of Maria Diss and Jean-Michel Klein (1824)^[26]
  • A Funeral Monument of Marie-Odile Debs (1837)^[27]
  • A Funeral Monument (19th century)^[28]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[29]
  • A Statue: Saint Lambert (18th century)^[30]
  • A Neo-Gothic Chalice (19th century)^[31]
  • A Cross: Christ on the Cross^[32]
  • 2 Confessionals (18th century)^[33]
  • A Baptismal font (1690)^[34]
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)^[35]
• A Monumental Cross (1861)^[36]
• A Cemetery Cross (1882)^[37]

Altenheim Picture Gallery

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

External links

• Altenheim on the old IGN website
• Altenheim on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Altenheim on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Altenheim,+France/@48.7206935,7.4648299,3008m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4796a3f7140bbe3d:0x40a5fb99a396190?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=5972 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.habitants.fr/bas-rhin-67 Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin
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