Rosheim (French pronunciation: [ʁosaim]; Alsatian: Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2]
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°28′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Molsheim |
Canton | Molsheim |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Herr |
Area 1 | 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
Population | 5,221 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67411 /67560 |
Elevation | 164–842 m (538–2,762 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Imperial City of Rosheim | |||||||||
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Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Rosheim | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First mentioned | 778 | ||||||||
• Imperial immediacy | 1303 | ||||||||
• Foundation of the Décapole | 1354 | ||||||||
• Awarded to France | 1648 | ||||||||
• Abolition of Décapole and of Rosheimer independence | 1679 | ||||||||
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It lies 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines of Alsace" and the Route Romane d'Alsace ("Romanesque route of Alsace").
Distance from Paris 450 km, Strasbourg 25 km, Obernai 7 km, Molsheim 7 km.
Rosheim was first mentioned in a document in 778 as Rodasheim. In 1262 it received its town charter, combined with the right to build a town wall. From the 14th to 17th centuries, Rosheim was an Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire, and founded the Décapole confederation with nine other Alsatian Imperial Cities in 1354, the goal was to maintain their rights. Like the other Decapolitan cities, it was awarded to France by the Peace of Westphalia and finally lost its independence under the Treaties of Nijmegen and was annexed by France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,291 | — |
1975 | 3,499 | +0.88% |
1982 | 3,766 | +1.06% |
1990 | 4,016 | +0.81% |
1999 | 4,548 | +1.39% |
2007 | 4,721 | +0.47% |
2012 | 4,891 | +0.71% |
2017 | 5,149 | +1.03% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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Alliance of ten Imperial cities of the Holy Roman Empire in the Alsace region 1354-1679 | ||
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