Ingenheim

Ingenheim
Íngne
A general view of Ingenheim
A general view of Ingenheim
Coat of arms of Ingenheim
Location of Ingenheim
Map
Ingenheim is located in France
Ingenheim
Ingenheim
Ingenheim is located in Grand Est
Ingenheim
Ingenheim
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°31′17″E / 48.7353°N 7.5214°E / 48.7353; 7.5214
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSaverne
CantonBouxwiller
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Schweitzer[1]
Area
1
5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
359
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67220 /67270
Elevation157–229 m (515–751 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ingenheim (French pronunciation: [iŋ(ɡ)ənaim] ; Alsatian: Íngne) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

The name

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The earliest surviving record dates from 739 and names the village Ingenhaim. The first two syllables may comes from the Germanic given/Christian name, "Ingo". "Heim" occurs frequently in place names in countries where the local language is or has been a dialect of German: it is from the same root as the English word "home" and may refer to a grouping of houses or to a farmstead.

History

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Between 1802 and 1853 the village was the centre for a consistory for Protestant communities in the surrounding settlements of Dettwiller, Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne, Schwindratzheim, Alteckendorf, Waltenheim-sur-Zorn and Duntzenheim. It lost out to Schwindratzheim after 1852 when the parish replaced the consistory as the defining organisational unit for protestant churches in France.

Landmarks

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The Protestant church, completed in 1911.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file