Heidolsheim
Encyclopedia
Heidolsheim is a commune
in the extreme south of the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
, slightly more than half way towards Marckolsheim
across the rich alluvial farmland that in eastern Alsace
fringes the left bank of the Rhine. Adjacent communes include Hessenheim
to the north-east and Ohnenheim
to the south.
From the early years of recorded history, the name Hodulsesheimen was used to identify the settlement in 747 and Haidulfesheim in 801.
preacher Jakob Ammann, whose name was adopted by the Amish
fellowships, lived in Heidolsheim between 1693 and 1695.
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 extreme south of 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 :...
department 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...
.
Geography
Heidolsheim is positioned to the south-east of SélestatSélestat
Sélestat is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.In 2006, Sélestat had a total population of 19,459. The Communauté de communes de Sélestat et environs had a total population of 35,397.-Geography:...
, slightly more than half way towards Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim
Marckolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.On the eastern edge of the town the Casemate de Marckolsheim Sud, a Maginot Line fortification left over from the Second World War, has been converted into a small museum...
across the rich alluvial farmland that in eastern 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...
fringes the left bank of the Rhine. Adjacent communes include Hessenheim
Hessenheim
Hessenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Hessenheim lies just over twelve kilometres to the southeast of Sélestat. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim; Marckolsheim is across the canal to the east...
to the north-east and Ohnenheim
Ohnenheim
Ohnenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the south.
History
Celtic tombs containing items of prehistoric jewelry such as bronze bracelets have been found nearby.From the early years of recorded history, the name Hodulsesheimen was used to identify the settlement in 747 and Haidulfesheim in 801.
Peronalities
The AnabaptistAnabaptist
Anabaptists are Protestant Christians of the Radical Reformation of 16th-century Europe, and their direct descendants, particularly the Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites....
preacher Jakob Ammann, whose name was adopted by the Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
fellowships, lived in Heidolsheim between 1693 and 1695.