Hessenheim
Encyclopedia
Hessenheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim
; Marckolsheim
is across the canal to the east. On the eastern side, the commune's territory is bordered by the Rhône-Rhine Canal
, which here runs parallel with but approximately four kilometres to the west of the River Rhine itself and the German
frontier.
The economy is based on agriculture: an important ingredient in that is livestock rearing. To the north of the village is the so called Hessenheimer Pasture land, though most of this is actually within the adjacent commune of Mussig
.
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 :...
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...
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Geography
Hessenheim lies just over twelve kilometres (eight miles) to the southeast 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:...
. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim
Heidolsheim
Heidolsheim is a commune in the extreme south of the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography:Heidolsheim is positioned to the south-east of Sélestat, slightly more than half way towards Marckolsheim across the rich alluvial farmland that in eastern Alsace fringes the left...
; 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...
is across the canal to the east. On the eastern side, the commune's territory is bordered by the Rhône-Rhine Canal
Rhône-Rhine Canal
The Rhône–Rhine Canal is one of the major waterways of France linking the Rhine and the Rhône and thereby the North Sea and the Mediterranean.It is 217 miles long....
, which here runs parallel with but approximately four kilometres to the west of the River Rhine itself and the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
frontier.
The economy is based on agriculture: an important ingredient in that is livestock rearing. To the north of the village is the so called Hessenheimer Pasture land, though most of this is actually within the adjacent commune of Mussig
Mussig
Mussig is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Successive known names carried by the village were: Moussich, Mosich and Musich before becoming Musselburgh. The etymological origin is probably to be found in the existence of wetlands and swamps are conducive to...
.