Balbronn
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Balbronn (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Geography
Balbronn is located some 25 kilometres west of Strasbourg and 8 km south-west of Wasselonne. Access to the commune is by the D75 road from Westhoffen in the north which passes through the village and continues west through the commune then south-west to Oberhaslach. The D275 goes from the village south-east to Bergbieten. The commune is mostly farmland but with large forests north of the D75 in the west of the commune.[2]
Le Schleithal river flows south through the forests in the west and continues south through the commune to join the Bruche at Dinsheim-sur-Bruche. The Niedermattgraben rises near the village and flows south-east to join the Kehlbach east of Bergbieten.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
In his chronicle, Hertzog describes Balbronn as a Staettlin (small town). The church is very old. Inside it is a headstone from 1574 containing the remains of Jean de Mittelhausen and his wife Barbe Hufel.
In the forests in the west of Balbronn there was once a village called Elbersforst which was in a large clearing in the forest where there is now the Auberge d'Elemerforst. A plaque indicates that the place is the property of the Notre Dame works. Stones from the old village can still be seen above the restaurant patio. These are the old foundations of several buildings of what was formerly called Elbersforst. Since 2007 this medieval town has been the subject of archaeological excavations. Elbersforst was part of Westhoffen which depended on Marmourtier Abbey.
Heraldry
Administration
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| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2026 | Daniel Reutenauer | Policy officer |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balbronnais or Balbronnaises in French.[4]
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Jewish House (1628) at 47-48 Rue BalbachTemplate:Mérimée Icon[5]
- Farmhouses (14th-19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[6]
- A Chateau at Rue du Chateau (15th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[7]
- The Town Hall/School at 63 Place de la Mairie (1897)Template:Mérimée Icon[8]
- A Protestant School at 170 Place du Pasteur-Albert-Kiefer (1834)Template:Mérimée Icon[9]
- A Merchant's House at 29 Rue des Tonneliers (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[10]
- A Forester's House at Elmersforst (1755)Template:Mérimée Icon[11]
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Synagogue (disused) at Rue des Femmes (1895)Template:Mérimée Icon[12]
- A Protestant Presbytery 173 Rue du Fossé (1732).Template:Mérimée Icon[13] The Presbytery contains 2 communion ewers (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon which are registered as an historical object.[14]
- A Protestant Church at Place du Pasteur-Albert-Kiefer (12th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[15]
- The Parish Church of Saint-Catherine at Rue de Westhoffen (20th century).Template:Mérimée Icon[16] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Furniture in the ChurchTemplate:Palissy Icon[17]
- A Chalice with Paten and Spoon (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[18]
- A Painting: Saint Catherine (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[19]
- A Eucharistic Cabinet (1453)Template:Palissy Icon[20]
- A Baptismal font (1687)Template:Palissy Icon[21]
- The main Altar (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[22]
- 3 Stained glass windows (1905)Template:Palissy Icon[23]
- A Monumental Cross (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon[24]
- The Interdenominational Cemetery at Rue de Westhoffen (1882)Template:Mérimée Icon[25]
- The Church and Cemetery of Balbronn (12th century).Template:Mérimée Icon[26] The Cemetery contains a Cemetery Cross (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon which is registered as an historical object.[27]
Notable people linked to the commune
- Louis Albert Kiefer, pastor from 1873 to 1913, the date of his death, author of the book: Die geschichte Balbronn, 1894.
See also
References
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External links
- Balbronn on the old National Geographic website Template:In lang
- Regional Directorate of the Environment, Sustainable development, and Lodgings (DREAL) website Template:In lang
- Balbronn official website Template:In lang
- Balbronn on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:In lang
- Balbronn on the 1750 Cassini Map
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