Hinsingen Explained

Hinsingen
Native Name:Hinsínge
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Hinsingen (Bas-Rhin).svg
Arrondissement:Saverne
Canton:Ingwiller
Insee:67199
Postal Code:67260
Mayor:Frédéric Bellott[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.9533°N 6.9925°W
Elevation Min M:212
Elevation Max M:251
Area Km2:2.98

Hinsingen (in French pronounced as /insiŋ(ɡ)ən/) is a commune in the north-western corner of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2]

History

The place is first recorded in 1328 as "Heyngesingen": at that time it was in Saarwerden County.Originally the little village clustered around its castle was positioned in the valley, but it was destroyed in the Thirty Years War. Hinsingen is on the frontier between Alsace and Lorraine: following further sustained destruction wrought by the interminable wars fought between France and The Empire in the final decades of the seventeenth century, remaining villagers removed the settlement to its present hilltop location.

The name of the village has mutated over time through "Hinquezange" to "Hinsingen".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67199-hinsingen INSEE commune file