Wolxheim

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Wolxheim
Wolxheim coat of arms
Wolxheim (France)
Wolxheim
region Grand Est
Department Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement Molsheim
Canton Molsheim
Community association Region of Molsheim-Mutzig
Coordinates 48 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 31'  E
height 163-273 m
surface 2.92 km 2
Residents 963 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 330 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 67120
INSEE code 67554

Wolxheim ( Alsatian : Wolixe ) is a French commune with 963 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 Région de Molsheim-Mutzig .

coat of arms

Blazon : A golden wolf tang on a blue background.

geography

Wolxheim is located on the D45 department road between Ergersheim and Soultz-les-Bains . Out of town which is agriculture with the field - and the wine-growing resident. The Bruche River flows through the village .

Viticulture

The Riesling from Wolxheim was Napoleon's favorite wine. The Altenberg de Wolxheim is a vineyard in Alsace. Altenberg de Wolxheim has been part of the Alsace Grand Cru appellation since December 17, 1992, making it one of the 51 potentially best locations in Alsace. A total of 31.20 hectares of vineyards were approved.

Attractions

  • Church of St. Etienne (18th century) consists of a single nave with a front and gable portal. It has a polygonal choir with recessed axial and a bell tower. The choir is decorated with four large pictures. The pulpit and all the furnishings in the nave are from the construction period. On the altar is a statue of St. Urbain, the patron saint of winemakers. St. Etienne has a silver processional cross, which is decorated with symbols of the evangelists. She also has a remarkable organ. It was built around 1847 by Claude-Ignace Callinet (1803–1874), a member of the famous Callinet family of organ builders. This family built many organs in this region.
  • Chapelle St-Armuth / Sankt-Armuthskapelle from 1738. The group of figures opposite the Lourdes grotto next to the chapel should be emphasized here. Christ is no longer on the cross. He lies on Mary's lap in a Pieta pose. Mary Magdalene weeps by her side.
  • Chapelle St-Denis, 17th century. Has been in the middle of a cemetery since 1342. It houses paintings by Carola Sorg and a historical tombstone from 1703 of the miller Audran from Wolxheim.
  • Maison St-Leon, 19th century. House of the architect of the Bruche Canal. It was bought by the Fathers of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 1949.
  • The Bruche (River) Canal. Built under Vauban to supply the new Strasbourg fortress with materials in just one year, including the necessary locks.
  • Ste. Marie Auxilatrice, the small canal chapel. It was built in the 19th century with donations from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prost. Most notable is the bell-shaped mushroom on their roof. It is located in Wolxheim am Kanal in Hauptstrasse. The chapel is usually closed. The key is from the neighbor.
  • Sacré-Cœur statue on the Horn (vineyard ridge), 3.50 meters high, weighs 1.5 tons and covered with approx. 5,000 sheets of 24 carat gold in the vineyards of Wolxheim. The restorer of the Strasbourg cathedral, Gustave Klotz, erected a peace memorial here in 1912 on a property belonging to the Müller-Simonis family, on the basis of which words of the peace of Christ were engraved. The specification at that time was the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre church in Paris. The open arms of this statue also pointed to the feasts of Kaiser Wilhelm II von Mutzig by Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 2012 there will be a festival or a pilgrimage between the vineyards of Altenberg.
  • La maison rose, Am Bruche Canal in Wolxheim, birthplace of the sculptor Philipp Graß (1801–1876)

  • Canal de la Bruche near Wolxheim

  • Wolxheimer Kirche St.Etienne with Callinet organ

  • Saint-Denis chapel in the vineyards

  • Saint-Denis chapel inside

  • Maison Saint-Léon, now a home for the elderly

  • Chapel of Saint-Armuth, allegedly formerly the place of the gallows

  • Sacré-Cœur statue on the horn

history

In 742 the village appears under the name "Folcolfersheim". Later it became "Volkordesheim", "Wolfgang-Wolixe" and "Wolfgangersheim". The current name has existed since 1453.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
639 670 793 775 795 774 865 963

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 782-785.

Web links

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