Kaysersberg Vignoble
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | |
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| Commune | |
A general view of Kaysersberg
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Schwartz[1] |
| Area1 | 35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68162 / 68240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Kaysersberg Vignoble (French pronunciation: [kaizəʁsbɛʁɡ viɲɔbl] (
listen)) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France.[2] The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Kaysersberg, Kientzheim and Sigolsheim.[3] Kaysersberg Vignoble lies in the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, which itself is a subdivision of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement.
Education
Schools in the commune include:[4]
- Collège Albert Schweitzer (junior high school located in Kaysersberg)
- École maternelle Bristel (nursery school located in Kaysersberg)
- École maternelle Alspach (nursery school located in Kaysersberg)
- École maternelle et élémentaire Les Crecelles (nursery and primary school located in Kientzheim)
- École maternelle et élémentaire Les Hirondelles (nursery and primary school located in Sigolsheim)
- Groupe Scolaire Jean Geiler (nursery and primary school located in Kaysersberg)
The Lycée Seijo, was a Japanese boarding school,[5] which 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) is now located on the site of the former school.[7]
Tourism
As the name suggests the commune is surrounded by vineyards where Alsace wine of excellent quality is produced. The commune lies on the Route des Vins d'Alsace.
There are a number of castles which are all within walking distance of each other: the ruin of Kaysersberg Castle in Kaysersberg, Chateau des Ifs, Château de Lupfen-Schwendi and Château de Reichenstein in Kientzheim. The ruin of Château du Wineck in Katzenthal is also within walking distance.
Notable people
- Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian, died here while filming a TV show
- Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg (known locally as Jean Geiler), priest and theologian, was raised in Kaysersberg
- Roger Hassenforder, former cyclist who operated a restaurant in Kaysersberg
- Anthony Kohlmann, Jesuit priest known for his role in the formation of the Diocese of New York, was born in Kaysersberg
- Blessed Anicet Kopliński (born Anicet Adalbert Koplin), German priest who worked mostly in Poland, became a Capuchin friar (Père Anicet) in Sigolsheim. One of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.
- Andreas Räss, bishop of Strasbourg, was born in Sigolsheim
- Albert Schweitzer, theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician, was born in Kaysersberg
- Lazarus von Schwendi, Austrian military commander, lived in Kientzheim
- Hervé This, inventor of molecular gastronomy, president of l'Association des Amis des Orgues Valentin Rinkenbach de Kientzheim
- Matthäus Zell, Lutheran pastor, was born in Kaysersberg
See also
References
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- ↑ Commune de Kaysersberg Vignoble (68162), INSEE
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- ↑ "Education on the Kaysersberg Vignoble website
- ↑ Home page" (). 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
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