Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Illkirch- Graffenstaden ( German Illkirch- Grafenstaden ) is a French town with 26,467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. It is located in the arrondissement of Strasbourg- Campagne and is the capital (French: chef- lieu) of its own canton.
Illkirch- Graffenstaden situated on the Ill River and the Canal du Rhone au Rhin ( German: Rhine -Rhône channel). It is the third largest city in the Urban Community of Strasbourg ( CUS) and the fourth largest in the department of Bas- Rhin. In Illkirch Lixenbuhl the line ends A of the Strasbourg tram. Graffenstaden is located on the railway line between Strasbourg- Colmar -Mulhouse and is served by the regional transport company TER Alsace with some compounds.
The community is home to one of the buildings of the University of Strasbourg and the International Space University on the sprawling campus d' Illkirch east of the city.
History
Illkirch is most likely a town founded by Franconian, without that you could specify the founding date exactly. In 720, the place is called Ellofanum, 826 already Illechilechen, 1172 Illenkirchen and finally he got the present name, referring to the river that goes through the village, refers. Graffenstaden was a village that lay beside Illkirch. Between 1790 and 1794 the two places for economic reasons were pooled.
When Rudolf von Habsburg ascended the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, he gave in 1272 his followers the command to get him against Ottokar II, King of Bohemia to help. In order to compensate them for their services rendered, he rose in 1284 some inhabitants of Strasbourg to knighthood. This is also the oldest title is mentioned in the "Grave Staden prior to Hate". In addition, he transferred his confidant Bernard of waste home the ford of Grafenstaden with the right to levy a toll. Since there was no bridge in Grafenstaden, you could just cross this ford the river, which the Strasbourg had done for free by then. This ford fell in 1391 to the city of Strasbourg back; the ingested as toll money had to be delivered every week to the city.
Illkirch was known by the capitulation of Illkirch. Hans Georg von Zedlitz, one of the former Stettmeister of Strasbourg, who was married to Mary Esther garbage home, tried in 1681 for help from the realm of averting the impending conquest of the imperial city by the troops of King Louis XIV of France under General Joseph de Montclar. As this failed to materialize, he finally had to avoid greater suffering, signing the Instrument of Surrender of Illkirch with the September 30, 1681.
In 1886, a horse-drawn streetcar line between Strasbourg and Grafenstaden was established, which was electrified in 1900. In 1959 the line was like a year later abandoned the entire Strasbourg tram network. After almost 30 years in 1998 Illkirch- Graffenstaden was reconnected to the new Strasbourg tram network.
Demographics
Illkirch- Graffenstaden is one of the fastest growing cities in France and probably in Europe, as their population has grown within 44 years to more than two and half times (1962: 9.607 inhabitants; 2006: 26,368 inhabitants).
Economy
In place since the 19th century, the locomotive builders Alsatian Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft was located Grafenstaden which ceased production in 1965. The company HURON GRAFFENSTADEN leads the engineering tradition as a leading manufacturer of machine tools.
Since 2010, the same year newly formed Infantry Battalion 291 of the German Federal Armed Forces stationed in the barracks Leclerc, which belongs to the Franco-German Brigade. When Infantry Battalion 291 is the first association of the Bundeswehr, which is permanently stationed in France.
The company Siemens has in Graffenstaden Flender Graffenstaden SAS