Drusenheim
Encyclopedia
Drusenheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
département in Alsace
in north-eastern France
, situated on the bank of the Rhine.
in 1705.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
département in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, situated on the bank of the Rhine.
History
Drusenheim was fortified by the military architect, militaire Jean Maximilien WelschMaximilian von Welsch
Johann Maximilian von Welsch was a German architect, High Director of Building and fortress master builder.- Life :Maximilian von Welsch is regarded as a prominent representative of baroque fortress building in Germany. Besides this he got reputation with the construction of several...
in 1705.
Notable people
- Roland WagnerRoland WagnerRoland Wagner is a French former professional football player.-External links:**...
(1955), former football international - Cyrille Schott, (born 1950 in Drusenheim), Prefect
- Jacques Gachot (1885–1954): Alsatian artist-painter and illustrator, member of the "Groupe de Mai"