Meistratzheim

Meistratzheim (French pronunciation: [maistʁatsaim]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Meistratzheim Mäischterze
Commune
Rue Principale
Coat of arms
Location of Meistratzheim
Meistratzheim Show map of France Meistratzheim Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°26′58″N 7°32′38″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Sélestat-Erstein
Canton	Obernai
Intercommunality	Pays de Sainte-Odile
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Krauss[1]
Area 1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,503
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67286 /67210
Elevation	150–162 m (492–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Located near a Celtic-Romanic route connecting Belfort with Brumath, the village has been occupied since the Neolithic.^[4] the village is mentioned for the first time in a parchment dating from 742 where it says that the convent of Wissembourg had possessions in Maistersheim.

Initially the village belonged to the Count of Nordgau and from 742 to 1030 to different abbeys. The fief was then acquired by the diocese of Strasbourg and later by the Landsberg family, who held it up to the French Revolution.

During the seventeenth century the village was pillaged by passing Imperial, Swedish, Lorraine and French troops. Famine came because of rigorous winters and poor harvests.

The village was also home to Eugène Grau, who founded a successful family butchers business which continued for several generations. The family also owned a large property used for Monumental masonry.

Points of interest

The catholic church, Saint André, was built from 1911 to 1919, consecrated in 1922 and is at 75 m the highest in Bas-Rhin outside of Strasbourg.

Education

The Classe de Japonais en Alsace (アルザス補習授業校 Aruzasu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the A.P.E.J.A. in Meistratzheim.^[5]

Photo gallery

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  Town Hall
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  Evangelical church
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  House facades
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  Catholic church Saint André
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  Madonna at the entrance lintel of Saint André
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  Crucifixion group at Rue de L'Eglise
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  View of the town from Niedernai

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Pays de Sainte odile Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (French)
5. "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "A.P.E.J.A. 122 rue Principale　67210 MEISTRATZHEIM , FRANCE"