Hohengœft
Encyclopedia
Hohengœft is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
Adjacent communes are Rangen
and Willgottheim
in the north-east, Wintzenheim-Kochersberg
to the east, Kuttolsheim
and Nordheim
in the south-east, Wasselonne
in the south-west, Crastatt
to the west and Zehnacker
in the north-west.
soil, is a defining feature of the village. The chapel of St Wendelin, constructed in 1666 as a thanksgiving after the village was spared from an outbreak of plague, can also be found here, along with a depiction of the Stations of the Cross
dating from 1772. Each year on the Monday after Pentecost
a pilgrimage mass is celebrated in front of the chapel.
At the top of the Gœftberg is the 130 meter high Nordheim radio and television mast.
Each June the grass on the hill is embellished with numerous wild orchids.
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...
.
Geography
Through the entire village runs the departmental road RD25, which cuts across the surrounding farmland. The highest point, the Goeftberg, rises to 397 meters above sea level.Adjacent communes are Rangen
Rangen
Rangen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Willgottheim
Willgottheim
Willgottheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.On 1 May 1972, Willgottheim merged with the commune of Wœllenheim.-See also:*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department*Community of Communes of the Kochersberg*Kochersberg...
in the north-east, Wintzenheim-Kochersberg
Wintzenheim-Kochersberg
Wintzenheim-Kochersberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department*Community of Communes of the Kochersberg*Kochersberg-References:*...
to the east, Kuttolsheim
Kuttolsheim
Kuttolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It has been built along an old Roman road leading from Strasbourg to Saverne.-Geography:...
and Nordheim
Nordheim
- Places :France* Nordheim, Bas-Rhin, municipality in AlsaceGermany* Northeim, a city in Lower Saxony, formerly spelled Nordheim* Nordheim vor der Rhön, a municipality in Bavaria* Nordheim am Main, a municipality in Bavaria...
in the south-east, Wasselonne
Wasselonne
Wasselonne is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. In is in this city that we can see the oldest firm of unleavened bread in France: Etablissements René Neymann.- Monuments :...
in the south-west, Crastatt
Crastatt
Crastatt is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the west and Zehnacker
Zehnacker
Zehnacker is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is well known for its high quality wines and beef. Although it is referred to often as 'cheap plonk' it is much appreciated in the clubs and pubs of Soho. It is a great exporter of these foodstuffs...
in the north-west.
Interesting sights
The beautiful Gœftberg hill, coated in well tended grass on a limestoneLimestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
soil, is a defining feature of the village. The chapel of St Wendelin, constructed in 1666 as a thanksgiving after the village was spared from an outbreak of plague, can also be found here, along with a depiction of the Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St...
dating from 1772. Each year on the Monday after Pentecost
Pentecost
Pentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
a pilgrimage mass is celebrated in front of the chapel.
At the top of the Gœftberg is the 130 meter high Nordheim radio and television mast.
Each June the grass on the hill is embellished with numerous wild orchids.