Mackenheim

Mackenheim
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Sélestat
Community association	Ried de Marckolsheim
Coordinates	48 ° 11 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ E
height	169-178 m
surface	11.79 km 2
Residents	765 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	65 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67390
INSEE code	67277
	; Town hall and school building

Mackenheim (Alsatian Mackene ) is a French commune with 765 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The Rhine is just under two kilometers from the village center.

history

The settlement was built in the 8th / 9th Century. The upper village belonged to the monastery of St. Stefan in Strasbourg and the lower village to the local diocese.

population

In the 19th century Mackenheim had around 1000 inhabitants. Most of today's residents work abroad. The agriculture is run by part-time farmers.

Population numbers

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005	2013
568	580	628	598	682	654	680	747

Buildings

The Romanesque chapel from the 12th century, which still exists today, used to be the parish church.
The 19th century Riedmünster can hold around 500 people. Since the village had around twice the population at that time, the small size of the old church met with displeasure. The mayor Göpfert was the driving force behind the construction of a new church, and this is how St. Stephen's Church was built in neo-Gothic style between 1864 and 1866. The old Riedmünster then became a cemetery chapel.
Since the last local Jews moved away from Mackenheim in the 1980s, the synagogue was no longer used for the time being. Today there is therefore a hall in the lower area of this building that is used for theater performances or private celebrations. The upper area serves as a library and the youth as a meeting point.
The Jewish cemetery was laid out in the 16th century.