Illkirch-Graffenstaden
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Illkirch-Graffenstaden | |
| Community association | Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 7 ° 43' E | |
| height | 139-146 m | |
| surface | 22.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 26,780 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,206 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67400 | |
| INSEE code | 67218 | |
| Website | www.illkirch.eu | |
 Illkirch town hall |
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Illkirch-Graffenstaden ( German Illkirch-Grafenstaden ) is a French commune with 26,780 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is located in the arrondissement of Strasbourg .
Illkirch-Graffenstaden is located on the Ill and the Canal du Rhône au Rhin (German: Rhine-Rhône Canal). It is the third largest municipality in the municipality and the fourth largest in the Bas-Rhin department. Line A of the Strasbourg tram ends in Illkirch-Graffenstaden . Graffenstaden is on the Strasbourg – Colmar – Mulhouse railway line and is served by the TER Alsace regional transport company with a few connections.
The municipality houses part of the buildings of the University of Strasbourg as well as the International Space University on the spacious Campus d'Illkirch in the east of the city.
history
Illkirch is most likely a Franconian town foundation, without being able to give the exact date of foundation. In 720 the place is called Ellofanum , 826 Illechilechen, 1172 Illenkirchen and finally it got the current name, which refers to the river that crosses the village. Graffenstaden was a village that was next to Illkirch. Between 1790 and 1794 the two places were united for economic reasons.
When Rudolf von Habsburg ascended the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1272 he gave his followers the order to come to his aid against Ottokar II , the King of Bohemia. In order to compensate them for their services, he raised some of the residents of Strasbourg to knighthood in 1284 . It is also the oldest title in which "Gravenstaden before the hatred" is mentioned. In addition, he gave his confidante Bernhard von Müllenheim the ford of Grafenstaden with the right to collect a toll . Since there was no bridge in Grafenstaden, the only way to cross the river was via this ford, which the Strasbourgers had previously done free of charge. This ford fell back to the city of Strasbourg in 1391; the money collected as a toll had to be delivered to the city every week.
Illkirch became known through Illkirch's document of surrender. Hans Georg von Zedlitz , one of the Stettmeister of Strasbourg at that time, who was married to Maria Esther von Müllenheim , sought help from the Reich in 1681 to avert the impending conquest of the imperial city by the soldiers of King Louis XIV of France under General Joseph de Montclar . Since this did not materialize, he finally had to sign the document of surrender from Illkirch on September 30, 1681 in order to avoid greater suffering .
In 1886 a horse-drawn tram line was set up between Strasbourg and Grafenstaden, which was electrified in 1900. In 1959 the line was given up, as was the entire Strasbourg tram network a year later. After almost 40 years, Illkirch-Graffenstaden was reconnected to the new Strasbourg tram network in 1998.
Church of St. Symphorien
Surrender document from Illkirch
Surrender document from Illkirch
Population development
Illkirch-Graffenstaden is one of the fastest growing municipalities in France, as its population has increased more than two and a half times over 44 years (1962: 9,607 inhabitants; 2006: 26,368 inhabitants).
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 9,607 | 11,648 | 16,330 | 19,857 | 22.307 | 23,814 | 26,368 | 26,455 |
economy
The locomotive manufacturer Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden had been based in the village since the 19th century , and gave up production in 1965. The Huron Graffenstaden company continues the mechanical engineering tradition as a leading manufacturer of machine tools .
Siemens maintains the Flender-Graffenstaden SAS in Graffenstaden
garrison
The following units are stationed in the "Quartier Leclerc" barracks named after Jacques-Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque :
- Brigade staff 2 e brigade blindée ( 2 e BB) [2. Tank brigade]
- 2 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions ( 2 e CCT) [command support and telecommunications company]
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Jäger Battalion 291
- Staff platoon
- 1. Headquarters / supply company
- 2. Hunter company
- 3. Hunter company
- 4. Reconnaissance company
- Medical supply center
- Bundeswehr administrative center for France
people
- Paul-Eugène Ledoux (born November 18, 1884 in Illkirch-Graffenstaden; died 1960) was an Alsatian painter and illustrator
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 539-550.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commune: Illkirch-Graffenstaden (67218) ( Memento of the original of April 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , recensement.insee.fr
- ↑ Website of Flender-Graffenstaden SAS
- ↑ www.deutschesheer.de
- ↑ Bundeswehr administrative offices abroad at www.iud.bundeswehr.de
