Kaysersberg Vignoble

Kaysersberg Vignoble
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Commune
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	Coordinates: 48°08′20″N 7°15′50″E / 48.139°N 7.264°ECoordinates: 48°08′20″N 7°15′50″E / 48.139°N 7.264°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martine Schwartz
Area 1	35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	4,444
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Kaysersberg Vignoble (French pronunciation: [kajzɛʁsbɛʁɡviɲɔbl]) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Kaysersberg, Kientzheim and Sigolsheim.^[2] 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:^[3]

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,^[4] which operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.^[5] 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.^[6]

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

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)
^ "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[]

Kaysersberg Vignoble (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[2] Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)

[3] "Education on the Kaysersberg Vignoble website

[4] Home page" (). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"

[Seijoclose-5] "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.

[Lalsace-6] "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."

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