Saverne
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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| Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°22′E / 48.74°N 7.36°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Saverne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Leyenberger[1] (LR) |
| Area 1 | 26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,390 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67437 /67700 |
| Elevation | 177–463 m (581–1,519 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saverne (
Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27 mi) northwest of Strasbourg
.
In 2018, the commune of Saverne had a population of 11,289, and its urban area, of 18,740.[3]
Geography
Saverne lies on the river
Vosges Mountains. It is crossed by the Marne–Rhine Canal and the Paris–Strasbourg railway. The A4 autoroute (Paris–Strasbourg) passes a few kilometers north of the town. Saverne station
has rail connections to Paris, Strasbourg, Metz, Nancy and several regional destinations.
History
Saverne (
Julian.[4]
With the settlement of the
Germanosphere. After 870 AD the town belonged to East Francia, which turned into the Holy Roman Empire. During the German Peasants' War the town was occupied, in 1525, by the insurgents, who were driven out in their turn by Duke Anton of Lorraine. It suffered much from the ravages of the Thirty Years' War
, but the episcopal palace, then destroyed, was subsequently rebuilt.
After 1680 the town was annexed by the French. The episcopal palace was in 1852 converted by Legion of Honour
.
Saverne was conquered by
Imperial Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. It was returned to French control after World War I
.
In 1913, the city was the theater of the infamous "
Saverne Affair". This event gave rise to the term Zabernism (from the German name of the town), meaning abuse of military authority, or unwarranted aggression.[5][6]
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,682 | — |
| 1975 | 10,170 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 10,327 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 10,278 | −0.06% |
| 1999 | 11,201 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 11,966 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 11,730 | −0.40% |
| 2017 | 11,239 | −0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Sights
The emblem of the town is a unicorn. Legend has it that a unicorn's horn was found in one of the nearby castles in ruins. It is more likely that a narwhal's tooth was discovered and mistaken for a unicorn's horn. However, it gave its name to the local beer (fr: Bière de la Licorne) and to the
Karlsbräu
brewery (f: Brasserie la Licorne) making it.
Its principal building, the
Cardinal de Rohan in 1779, it was used by the Germans as barracks. It now houses the city museum with its large archeological collection of Roman and Celtic artifacts, a hostel, a small arts and crafts museum as well as the collection of 20th century and ethnological art donated by feminist journalist and politician Louise Weiss
.
Other sights include the 15th century former castle (Château vieux) and the adjacent 15th century
Récollets, monastery with a church and a cloister
ornated by 17th-century frescoes; as well as several old houses, among which the heavily decorated Maison Katz stands out.
In the vicinity are the ruined castles of
Pfalzburg. The mountain pass (Col de Saverne) contains a vast botanical garden, the Jardin botanique du col de Saverne
.
Saverne is also known for its Rose Garden, locally known as La roseraie. It is also the host of the International Contest of New Roses every year. The Garden itself blesses visitors with over 550 varieties of roses.[1]
An old semaphore tower, from the former
semaphore line, can be seen in the vicinity. It was one of the 50 stations built by the first French Empire
on this line which was the second of this kind in France.
Notable people
- Paul Acker (1874–1916), writer, author of popular novels
- Émile Blessig (born 1947), politician
- François Joseph Français(1768–1810), engineers and mathematicians of the revolutionary era
- Robert Heitz (1895–1984), politician, writer and art critic, painter and French resistance
- Louis François Marie Auguste Knoepffler (1864–1918), timber merchant, Mayor of Saverne and a member of the Landtag
- Loïc Lambour (born 1986), artistic photographer
- Holy Ghost Fathers".
- Erich Mercker (1891–1973), painter and speed skater
- Franz Xaver Murschhauser (1663–1738), composer and organist
- Gérard Oberlé (born 1945), writer and bibliographer
- Georges Reeb (1920–1993), mathematician
- Dieprand von Richthofen (1875–1946), President of the Senate to the Court of the Reich and anti-Semitic policy (DSP)
- Adrien Zeller (1940–2009), French politician (UMP)
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE
- ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae XVI.11.11
- ^ Jones, Paul Anthony (2020-07-23). "Zabernism | Haggard Hawks". haggardhawks. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Saverne - Parution. Pourquoi « zabernism » est-il un mot anglais ?". www.dna.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saverne.
- Official website (in French)
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