Gougenheim
Encyclopedia
Gougenheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
Between 1 February 1973 and 1 January 1986 Rohr
was merged with Gougenheim.
and Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn
.
of a castle which appears to have been built in the twelfth century and which disappeared probably in the late medieval period or as a result of the destructive wars of the seventeenth century.
Between 1147 and 1359 the castle was inhabited by the family of a senior functionary (famille de ministériels) employed by the Bishop of Strasbourg. In the thirteenth century five knights were assigned to defend the bishop's castle. By 1525 the castle was the seat of the bishops' bailiff, and in that year it played a role in suppressing the Peasants' Revolt
, being the location chosen for an episcopal tribunal. It is believed that a gallows was erected, possibly at the spot called "Galgenberg" (German
and Alsatian
for "Gallows Hill"), on the high ground between Gougenheim and Mittelhausen
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
department in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Between 1 February 1973 and 1 January 1986 Rohr
Rohr, Bas-Rhin
Rohr is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Between 1 February 1973 and 1 January 1986 Rohr was merged with Gougenheim.-See also:*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department*Community of Communes of the Kochersberg*Kochersberg...
was merged with Gougenheim.
Location
The village lies on the departmental roads RD25 and RD31, between RohrRohr, Bas-Rhin
Rohr is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Between 1 February 1973 and 1 January 1986 Rohr was merged with Gougenheim.-See also:*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department*Community of Communes of the Kochersberg*Kochersberg...
and Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn
Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn
Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
.
Vanished castle
The bell tower of the parish church was formerly the dungeonDungeon
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period...
of a castle which appears to have been built in the twelfth century and which disappeared probably in the late medieval period or as a result of the destructive wars of the seventeenth century.
Between 1147 and 1359 the castle was inhabited by the family of a senior functionary (famille de ministériels) employed by the Bishop of Strasbourg. In the thirteenth century five knights were assigned to defend the bishop's castle. By 1525 the castle was the seat of the bishops' bailiff, and in that year it played a role in suppressing the Peasants' Revolt
German Peasants' War
The German Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe, 1524–1526. At its height in the spring and summer of 1525, the conflict involved an estimated 300,000 peasants: contemporary estimates put the dead at 100,000...
, being the location chosen for an episcopal tribunal. It is believed that a gallows was erected, possibly at the spot called "Galgenberg" (German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Alsatian
Alsatian language
Alsatian is a Low Alemannic German dialect spoken in most of Alsace, a region in eastern France which has passed between French and German control many times.-Language family:...
for "Gallows Hill"), on the high ground between Gougenheim and Mittelhausen
Mittelhausen, Bas-Rhin
Mittelhausen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
.
See also
- Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
- Community of Communes of the KochersbergCommunity of Communes of the KochersbergThe Community of Communes of the Kochersberg is a French intercommunal structure gathering most of the communes of the natural region of Kochersberg, département of Bas-Rhin, région Alsace....
- KochersbergKochersbergThe Kochersberg is a natural region of the french département of Bas-Rhin in Alsace and is a part of the hills found along the eastern side of the Vosges mountains...