Issenhausen
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Issenhausen
Issehüse | |
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The Protestant church and town hall in Issenhausen | |
Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 7°32′16″E / 48.8056°N 7.5378°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Saverne |
Canton | Bouxwiller |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Guerreiro[1] |
Area 1 | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 111 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67225 /67330 |
Elevation | 177–254 m (581–833 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Issenhausen (French pronunciation:
Geography
Issenhausen is positioned 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the north-west of
The "Bachgraben" stream, a tributary of the river Zorn, flows through the village.
Economy
94% of the communal territory is given over to agriculture: cereal crops predominate in the early years of the 21st century.
History
According to an etymological dictionary the name of the village denotes "The house at the source of the stream" which would be consistent with there being several areas of the 'bowl' formed commune where the water table breaks through the surface of the land. An alternative etymology indicates that "Issen" is a reference to "Eisen"
The settlement was originally part of the estate of the
In 1702, while France was still in the process of digesting Alsace which it had recently acquired through conquest, Guillin, the military engineer based at Neuf-Brisach, wrote that Hissenhus was a village situated in a dip without a church nor anything else worthy of note ("Hissenhus est un petit village situé dans un fond sans aucune église n'y autre chose remarquable").
Landmarks
There are many excellent examples of the half-timbered Alsatian houses for which the region is famous. The village has also acquired a church since the visit of the military surveyor: the church dates from 1850 and was renovated in 1914.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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