Mackenheim

The first mention of Marckolsheim dates back to 770. Its name probably comes from the name "Markwolf" - literally "the wolf of the border" - followed by "heim" designating a dwelling, a hamlet. It...

The town of Marckolsheim first belonged to the Habsburgs, then to the bishopric of Strasbourg. In 1299, Emperor Albrecht of Habsburg granted the town city status. City walls were built in the early...

Located on a plain, Elsenheim is a small village of 800 inhabitants.

Here you can discover a hunting lodge, a beautiful 19th-century church and an interval blockhouse (on the road to Ohnenheim). A...

Mussig, a rural village in the Ried region, is less than 10 km from Sélestat.

Some 500m west of the village, on the meadows bordering the Ill forest, stands a large group of tumulus, earthen mounds...

The commune of Baldenheim, 8 km east of Sélestat, lies in the Ried, a rich natural area offering a diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna.

Discover the village and its remarkable built heritage on...

Grussenheim is a village on the northern border of the Haut-Rhin department, some fifteen kilometers from Colmar.

Traces of human occupation date back to prehistoric times. In Roman times, a small...

Typical Ried village - Derived from the Alemannic word "Rieth" meaning reed, the term Ried is applied by extension to landscapes of floodplain meadows and forests with lush vegetation. The Ried is...

The village was founded in 670 in favor of Ebermunster Abbey, and is first mentioned in the 9th century under the name Arcenheim. The village's vocation was agricultural, with the black, oily soils of...

The village developed mainly in Gallo-Roman times, near the crossroads of two important Roman roads: the road linking Basel to Strasbourg, and the road leading to Baden. In 891, the village is first...

Muttersholtz, French capital of biodiversity 2017 and positive energy territory, is one of the most important communities in the Ried.

Muttersholtz has a rich heritage, including two churches. The...