Gougenheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Bouxwiller | |
| Community association | Kochersberg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 7 ° 34' E | |
| height | 172-287 m | |
| surface | 6.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 548 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67270 | |
| INSEE code | 67163 | |
| Website | http://www.gougenheim.fr/ | |
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Gougenheim (German Gugenheim ) is a French commune with 548 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 community association Communauté de communes du Kochersberg . On January 1, 2015, the municipality moved from the Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne to the Arrondissement Saverne .
geography
Gougenheim is located in the Kochersberg between Rohr and Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn .
history
The name of the place was first mentioned in a document in 820. In 1474, Gougenheim became the capital of the Kochersberg Ballei , which at that time consisted of 28 communities. The house of the executioner of the Ballei was outside of Gougenheim and was destroyed in 1976. The last executioner from Gougenheim married a daughter of the executioner from Sarrebourg , as was the custom. He died on June 18, 1808.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 381 | 344 | 324 | 382 | 363 | 580 | 494 | 548 |
Culture and sights
The Saint-Laurent chapel was built from 1574 and is dedicated to Lawrence of Rome . The walls of the chapel are made of limestone and sandstone . In some places the quarry stone was replaced by bricks . The chapel is listed as a monument historique .
The Saint-Laurent church dates from the 12th century. The bell tower was later damaged in a fire. The nave was replaced by a new nave from 1749. The front door was enlarged in 1843. The walls of the church are made of limestone and sandstone, partially arranged as Opus spicatum . Two shield arches have been preserved on the ground floor, as well as an ornate ribbed vault , which is, however, in poor condition. The lintel of one of the doors that lead into the nave from the south is decorated with the grill grate of Laurentius. The walls of the interior are adorned with paintings of the evangelists . The parish church is also a monument historique.
The Maison d'artisan ( Craftsman's House) was built around 1681. This year can be found in the ceiling beam of the loggia . The house belonged to a bricklayer or carpenter .
Others
The Jewish family name Guggenheim is derived from the village of Gougenheim.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1438-1439.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2014/12/29/2014-1722/jo/texte
- ↑ Histoire de Gougenheim, on the website of CC Kochersberg ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved October 9, 2009
- ↑ Chapelle Saint-Laurent à Gougenheim ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ^ Ralph Weingarten: Guggenheim. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 20, 2007 , accessed June 5, 2019 .
