Kirchheim (Bas-Rhin)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kirchheim
Kirchheim coat of arms
Kirchheim (France)
Kirchheim
region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Molsheim
Canton Molsheim
Community association Mossig et Vignoble
Coordinates 48 ° 37 ′  N , 7 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 37 ′  N , 7 ° 30 ′  E
height 175-237 m
surface 2.30 km 2
Residents 706 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 307 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 67520
INSEE code

Template: Infobox municipality in France / maintenance / different coat of arms in Wikidata

Kirchheim ( listen ? / I ) is a French commune with 706 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 Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble . Audio file / audio sample

geography

The village is located 22 kilometers west of Strasbourg in the Upper Rhine Plain. The Mossig river flows through the municipality on the northern edge and east of the development.

The viticulture in this region is an important source of income.

history

The village was first mentioned under the name Chilchheim in the 7th century.

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Kirchheim belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Molsheim district in the Lower Alsace district .

Population development
year 1910 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 349 319 321 438 439 499 513 543 706

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1538-1540.

Web links

Commons : Kirchheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Kirchheim on the INSEE website
  2. Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Molsheim district