Hoenheim
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°37′30″N 7°45′19″E / 48.625°N 7.7553°ECoordinates: 48°37′30″N 7°45′19″E / 48.625°N 7.7553°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
| Canton | Hœnheim | |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Debes | |
| Area1 | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 10,729 | |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67204 / 67800 | |
| Elevation | 133–151 m (436–495 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hoenheim (also spelled Hœnheim; German: Hönheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
"D'or aux trois corbeaux de sable posés deux et un". ("Of gold, three sand crows posed two and one".)
The three black crows come from the legend of the monk Benedict of Nursia, father of the monastic rule of the Benedictines. Saint Benedict lived withdrawn in a cave and shared his food with a crow, which came each day to visit him. A jealous priest sent poisoned bread to him. He gave it to the crow while saying to him to throw it in a place inaccessible to men.
The crow was then a symbol of obligingness, intelligence and fidelity.
Hœnheim lies 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Strasbourg. The neighboring communes of Hœnheim are (North to South): Souffelweyersheim, Reichstett (canton of Mundolsheim), an enclave of Bischheim, an enclave of Schiltigheim (canton of Schiltigheim).
Hœnheim is located on the river Ill and the Rhine-Marne canal.
The historic center is on a ridge and overlooking the "Ried" (Zone of easily flooded meadows) of Ill. This historical center gave the name to Hœnheim, the first mentions indicate the spelling Hohenheim, in other words residence on the hill.
Vestiges and reports raised on the ground attest the existence of a small group of dwellings near Hoenheim from the Neolithic age.
The first mention of the name Hoenheim goes back to the year 742.
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