Algolsheim

Algolsheim
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Ensisheim
Community association	Pays Rhin-Brisach
Coordinates	48 ° 0 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ E
height	190-199 m
surface	7.22 km 2
Residents	1,141 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	158 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68600
INSEE code	68001
Website	http://www.algolsheim.fr/
	; Mairie Algolsheim

Algolsheim ( Alsatian : Algelse ) is a French commune with 1141 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin département in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the community association Pays Rhin-Brisach .

geography

Algolsheim is located a few kilometers east of Neuf-Brisach . Since it is only two kilometers away from the Rhine and thus from the border with Germany, many Germans live there who have settled here in recent years and have led to an increase in the population. The Thierlachgraben flows through the village .

Neighboring communities are Volgelsheim in the north, Vogelgrun in the east, Geiswasser in the southeast , Obersaasheim in the south and Weckolsheim in the west .

history

Algolsheim was first mentioned in 1192 under the name Altolvesheim . The name of the community changed in the course of history: it was called Altholvisherde in 1196, Arcolvesheim in 1256, Altcolzheim in 1302 and Altolzheim from the 14th century.

From 1324 until the French Revolution , the place was under the influence of the Counts and Dukes of Württemberg . The village suffered greatly during the Thirty Years' War , and in 1638 the church was burned down.

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Algolsheim belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Colmar district in the Upper Alsace district . In September 1939 the population was evacuated to Chaumont in the Lot-et-Garonne department , from where they returned in the summer of 1940. The community was liberated on February 6, 1945, but it was badly damaged during the Second World War.