Kientzheim (French pronunciation: [kintsaim] ⓘ; German: Kienzheim; Alsatian: Kientza) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg Vignoble.[2]
Kientzheim | |
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Part of Kaysersberg Vignoble | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kientzheim  | |
  Kientzheim  Kientzheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E / 48.1369°N 7.2867°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Commune | Kaysersberg Vignoble |
| Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 721 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 68240 |
| Elevation | 220–662 m (722–2,172 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 794 | — |
| 2011 | 747 | −1.21% |
| 2021 | 721 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3][1] | ||
Education edit
The village has a primary school: "les Crecelles".[4]
The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school,[5] operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[6] The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) opened at the site of the former school.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)
- ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
- ^ Ecole primaire Les Crecelles, French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 17 January 2024.
- ^ Home page" (Archive). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
- ^ "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises ." (Archive) L'Alsace. 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L’ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd’hui le Centre européen d’études japonaises."
External links edit
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- Historical commune of Kientzheim (in French)
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