Leutenheim

Leutenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. 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.

Leutenheim Littenem
Commune
The town hall in Leutenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Leutenheim
Leutenheim Leutenheim
Coordinates: 48°50′37″N 8°01′17″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Bischwiller
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Lehmann
Area ^1	10.39 km^2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	837
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67264 /67480
Elevation	115–139 m (377–456 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

'Leuttenheim' (top), between the Forest of Haguenau and the River Rhine, from the 18th century Cassini map.

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

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.