Eschbach (Bas-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg | |
| Canton | Reichshoffen | |
| Community association | Sauer-Pechelbronn | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ' N , 7 ° 44' E | |
| height | 165-208 m | |
| surface | 3.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 931 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 235 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67360 | |
| INSEE code | 67132 | |
| Website | Eschbach (Bas-Rhin) | |
Eschbach is a French commune with 931 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She is a member of the Association of Municipalities Sauer-Pechelbronn .
geography
Haguenau is seven kilometers southeast of the municipality . The neighboring communities are Laubach and Hegeney .
history
Eschbach and Laubach were probably cleared from the Haguenau forest. This is supported by the location of the villages south of the Ebersbach, and their affiliation to the Selz monastery at the time , as well as the structure of the streets and farms. In a document from 1143 Eschbach Praedium Loubach ( Latin for "Landgut Loubach") is mentioned and the geographical location is given in sacro nemore situm ("located in the sacred grove").
Eschbach later belonged to the Reichslandvogtei of Haguenau , which led to the village being confirmed as an imperial village in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 . In contrast to the other Alsatian villages in the area, the imperial villages remained Catholic, thanks to the imperial governor Nicolas de Bollwiller , who was appointed in 1561 .
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Eschbach belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Weißenburg district in the Lower Alsace district .
Attractions
The nave and choir of the Saint-Martin church were built in 1767. From 1859 to 1861 the nave was enlarged and a bell tower was built. The pastorate was mentioned as early as 1616, but the current building dates from the second half of the 18th century.
Personalities
- Lucien Deiss (1921–2007), Catholic priest and theologian as well as composer and poet of hymns
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1627-1628.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl Eduard Ney: History of the Holy Forest near Hagenau in Alsace . BiblioBazaar, 2008, ISBN 978-0-554-54819-7 , pp. 9 ( reprinted in Google Books [accessed December 5, 2009]).
- ^ M. Schickelac: Etat De L'eglise D'alsace Avant La Revolution . BiblioBazaar, 2008, ISBN 978-0-554-88243-7 , pp. 68 f. +71 ( reprinted in Google Books [accessed December 5, 2009]). (French)
- ^ Eschbach in Base Mérimée (French) Retrieved December 5, 2009