Herbitzheim (Bas-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Alsace Bossue | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ' N , 7 ° 5' E | |
| height | 203-282 m | |
| surface | 21.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,839 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67260 | |
| INSEE code | 67191 | |
Herbitzheim is a French commune with 1,839 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). Herbitzheim belongs to the canton of Ingwiller .
location
Herbitzheim is in the north of Crooked Alsace on the Saar Canal and the Kalhausen – Sarralbe railway line . The confluence of the acorn in the Saar is on the parish of the municipality .
The neighboring communities in the canton of Ingwiller are Siltzheim in the north, Oermingen in the southeast and Keskastel in the south. In the east and west, Herbitzheim borders on the Sarreguemines arrondissement in the Moselle department .
history
The Benedictine abbey in the diocese of Metz was first mentioned in a document in 870 .
The Herbitzheimer Haufen played a notable role in the Peasants' War in 1525 . It got its name because the farmers of the Bliesgau and the upper Saar came to Herbitzheim to gather together. From here they moved to Zabern to come to the aid of the farmer's leader Erasmus Gerber . Most of them died in the process.
The monastery existed until 1544. In that year the last abbess transferred the monastery property to the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. After a contract with the Duke of Lorraine in 1581, in which he gave up his rights to Herbitzheim, the property remained with the Counts of Saarbrücken until the French Revolution.
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : In black, two crossed silver keys with the beards facing the head of the shield and pointing outwards.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,739 | 1,850 | 1,814 | 1,834 | 1,894 | 1,832 | 1.913 | 1,886 | 1,861 |
Personalities
- Albert Ehrhard (1862–1940), Catholic priest, professor of church history in Würzburg, Freiburg, Vienna, Strasbourg and Bonn, well-known author of books on church history
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1074-1076.
