Leutenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Haguenau and a short distance west of the Rhine, which here defines the frontier between France and Germany.
History
In eighth- and ninth-century records the village appears as Lithaim.
In around 1140 Königsbrück Abbey was founded here, a Cistercian nunnery, dissolved during the French Revolution.
Before the Rhine was channeled, the landscape here was marshy and criss-crossed by branches of the river. Accordingly, the settlement is constructed on warfts.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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