Artzenheim

Artzenheim (Alsatian Aarze, IPA: [ ɑ ː rtsə ] ) is a commune with 806 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the canton Andolsheim and community association Pays de Brisach

Geography

Artzenheim, a town on the Rhine valley, located in the northeast of the department of Haut-Rhin, on the banks of the Rhine, 17 km from Colmar.

History

The village was mentioned in the year 670 for the first time, in connection with a gift of the Duke Echiton at the Monastery of Ebersmünster. This monastery has also held that jurisdiction.

The inhabitants Artzenheims were evacuated at the beginning of World War II, the return in the autumn of 1940 after the French capitulation. In the spring of 1945 it came to the liberation from German occupation.

The church dates from the year 1851.

Demographics

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Colmar Cantons of France Postal codes in France International Phonetic Alphabet France Church of Saint Maurice (Ebersmunster) Algolsheim Appenwihr Balgau Baltzenheim Biesheim Dessenheim Durrenentzen Geiswasser Heiteren Hettenschlag Kunheim Logelheim Nambsheim Obersaasheim Urschenheim Vogelgrun Volgelsheim Weckolsheim Wolfgantzen Bischwihr Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin Eschbach-au-Val Fortschwihr Griesbach-au-Val Grussenheim Gunsbach Hohrod Holtzwihr Houssen Jebsheim Metzeral Mittlach Muhlbach-sur-Munster Munster (Haut-Rhin) Muntzenheim Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine Sondernach Soultzeren Turckheim Walbach Wasserbourg Wettolsheim Wintzenheim Zimmerbach
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