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Commune in Grand Est, France
Meistratzheim Mäischterze
Commune
Rue PrincipaleRue Principale
Coat of arms of MeistratzheimCoat of arms
Location of Meistratzheim
Meistratzheim is located in FranceMeistratzheimMeistratzheimShow map of FranceMeistratzheim is located in Grand EstMeistratzheimMeistratzheimShow map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°26′58″N 7°32′38″E / 48.4494°N 7.5439°E / 48.4494; 7.5439
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonObernai
IntercommunalityPays de Sainte-Odile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Krauss
Area12.82 km (4.95 sq mi)
Population1,537
 • Density120/km (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code67286 /67210
Elevation150–162 m (492–531 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meistratzheim (French pronunciation: [maistʁatsaim]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

Located near a Celtic-Romanic route connecting Belfort with Brumath, the village has been occupied since the Neolithic. the village is mentioned for the first time in a parchment dating from 742 where it says that the convent of Wissembourg had possessions in Maistersheim.

Initially the village belonged to the Count of Nordgau and from 742 to 1030 to different abbeys. The fief was then acquired by the diocese of Strasbourg and later by the Landsberg family, who held it up to the French Revolution.

During the seventeenth century the village was pillaged by passing Imperial, Swedish, Lorraine and French troops. Famine came because of rigorous winters and poor harvests.

The village was also home to Eugène Grau, who founded a successful family butchers business which continued for several generations. The family also owned a large property used for Monumental masonry.

Points of interest

The catholic church, Saint André, was built from 1911 to 1919, consecrated in 1922 and is at 75 m the highest in Bas-Rhin outside of Strasbourg.

Education

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The Classe de Japonais en Alsace (アルザス補習授業校 Aruzasu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the A.P.E.J.A. in Meistratzheim.

Photo gallery

  • Town Hall Town Hall
  • Evangelical church Evangelical church
  • House facades House facades
  • Catholic church Saint André Catholic church Saint André
  • Madonna at the entrance lintel of Saint André Madonna at the entrance lintel of Saint André
  • Crucifixion group at Rue de L'Eglise Crucifixion group at Rue de L'Eglise
  • View of the town from Niedernai View of the town from Niedernai

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Pays de Sainte odile Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (French)
  5. "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "A.P.E.J.A. 122 rue Principale　67210 MEISTRATZHEIM , FRANCE"
Bas-Rhin Communes of the Bas-Rhin department


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