Pfettisheim

Pfettisheim is a commune with 781 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Bas- Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the community Kochersberg.

Geography

Pfettisheim located in the northeast of France in the cooker mountain eleven kilometers north- west of Strasbourg. Neighboring communities of Pfettisheim are Truchtersheim in the West, Berstett in the north, to the southeast and Pfulgriesheim Wiwersheim in the southwest. The municipality covers 484 hectares, the average altitude is 167 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 164 meters.

Pfettisheim is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

Pfettisheim 739 was mentioned for the first time in a document that relates to the property of the monastery White Castle. In the 12th century the city emerged as Phetenesheim on and as Pfetzenheim in a deed of 1529th In Alsatian pfetze " tong " means, which is why the coat of arms shows a pair of pliers.

Demographics

Attractions

The Chapelle de la Sainte -Trinité ( Trinity Chapel ) dates from the 3rd quarter of the 17th century. A hewn stone in the interior bears the date 1669 and the arms of the bishop. The cemetery is recent, the pillars at the entrance bearing the date 1876. The chapel is a small square building with a semicircular apse. The two stained glass windows were made by Tristan Ruhlmann and show the coat of arms of the bishop and the crest Pfettisheims.

From the original church of Saint- Symphorien, which was built in the 12th century and was dedicated to Saint Symphorianus, there is only the bell tower. The nave, which was built in the 18th century, now forms the choir. The present nave was built in the 19th century. The vestry has been added in the first half of the 20th century.

Economy

Fields and pastures have shaped the community. An important branch of industry the Pfettisheimois is the breeding of domestic cattle and hogs. There is a dairy cooperative on site. The only business is a bakery.

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