Mommenheim, Bas-Rhin
Mommenheim (French pronunciation: [mɔmənaim];[3] Alsatian: Mummle) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department.[4] The department is in the historic Alsace region of France, and is itself within the Grand Est administrative region of north-eastern France.
Mommenheim
Mummle | |
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 The town hall in Mommenheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mommenheim | |
  Mommenheim  Mommenheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′30″N 7°38′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
| Canton | Brumath |
| Intercommunality | CA Haguenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Wolf[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,241 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67301 /67670 |
| Elevation | 146–192 m (479–630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The first written mention of Mommenheim dates back to the mid 10th century, under the name of Mumlen. In 953, Emperor Otto I. gave his property to the Lorsch Abbey. Mommenheim was a village under the reign of the Holy Roman Empire.[5]
The town was spared the Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War.[5]
In 1733, the village was largely destroyed by a large fire, fed among other things by multiple hay barns in the commune.[5]
In 1850, the station of Mommenheim is built, it is on the way of the line Strasbourg-Sarrebourg, inaugurated the following year.
The line linking Mommenheim and Sarreguemines was inaugurated in 1895.[6]
In 1898, the first fire brigade of the commune was created.[5]
In 1871, Mommenheim was attached to Germany at the same time as Alsace and Moselle.
During the First World War, 1917, village bells were used in the manufacture of ammunition.[5]
After the Second World War, the number of inhabitants from the Jewish community, which accounted for up to a third of the village’s population in 1898, declined sharply.
Landmarks
The nineteenth century synagogue survived the war and can be seen while crossing the Rue des Juifs.[7]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par M". elsasser.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- INSEE commune file
- "Histoire de Mommenheim". mommenheim.fr.
- "La voie ferrée Mommenheim-Sarreguemines via Ingwiller ouverte en 1895". DNA. August 31, 2021.
- "La Synagogue de Mommenheim (Dep. Bas-Rhin / Alsace / Unterelsass)".
