Landersheim
Encyclopedia
Landersheim is a commune
in the Bas-Rhin
department in Alsace
in north-eastern France
.
and Rohr
to the north-west, Willgottheim
in the south-east, Zeinheim
and Westhouse-Marmoutier
to the south-west with Maennolsheim
and Friedolsheim
in the north-west.
Outside the village, much of the commune is devoted to arable agriculture. The commune contains some important employers as a result of which it employs far more people than the number of its residents: there is significant industrial and service sector employment.
The commune hosts the French
headquarters of Adidas
which employs four hundred people, as well as the Kochersberg
hotel complex, a travel agency
and an agricultural development business. Nevertheless, a fifth of Landersheim's own population still live from agriculture, with the production of Goat's cheese a speciality.
(“Besitzverzeichnis der Abtei Mauersmünster”) which was produced in the early twelfth century. Here it is named as Lantheresheim ("Lanther's homestead"). In the fourteenth century it turns up as “Lantersen” which becomes “Landersche” in popular parlance. The "Landersheim" spelling first appears in the Middle Ages among the imperial nobility (“Reichsritterschaft”) of lower Alsace.
, which continued until their line came to an end in 1634. They introduced the reformation
to the village which remained attached to the Protestant parish
of Zehnacker
until 1688. The other half of the locality was held by the Holzapfel family in common with the lords of Landsberg, and they also inherited the Mittelhausen
share in 1634. They reintroduced the Catholic religion in 1688. A few years later, at the end of the seventeenth century, a large bourgeois family from Strasbourg
and Colmar
named Weinemer purchased three quarters of the village: the residual quarter remained with the Holzapfels. This ownership structure endured until 1789
.
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...
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Geography
Surrounding communes are SaessolsheimSaessolsheim
Saessolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and 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...
to the north-west, Willgottheim
Willgottheim
Willgottheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.On 1 May 1972, Willgottheim merged with the commune of Wœllenheim.-See also:*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department*Community of Communes of the Kochersberg*Kochersberg...
in the south-east, Zeinheim
Zeinheim
Zeinheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Westhouse-Marmoutier
Westhouse-Marmoutier
Westhouse-Marmoutier is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the south-west with Maennolsheim
Maennolsheim
Maennolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Friedolsheim
Friedolsheim
Friedolsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-History:The village's origins stretch back into antiquity. Many gallo-Roman remains have been found along with the remains of a road dating back to the second century. The first written reference to Friedolsheim...
in the north-west.
Outside the village, much of the commune is devoted to arable agriculture. The commune contains some important employers as a result of which it employs far more people than the number of its residents: there is significant industrial and service sector employment.
The commune hosts the French
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...
headquarters of Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
which employs four hundred people, as well as the Kochersberg
Kochersberg
The 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...
hotel complex, a travel agency
Travel agency
A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...
and an agricultural development business. Nevertheless, a fifth of Landersheim's own population still live from agriculture, with the production of Goat's cheese a speciality.
The name
Landersheim gets a mention in the Property schedule of Mauersmünster AbbeyMarmoutier Abbey (Alsace)
Marmoutier Abbey, otherwise Maursmünster Abbey, was a Benedictine monastery in the commune of Marmoutier in Alsace.-History:The first foundation here, either in the late 6th century, or by Saint Leobard in 659, was a community of Irish monks under the Rule of St. Columbanus...
(“Besitzverzeichnis der Abtei Mauersmünster”) which was produced in the early twelfth century. Here it is named as Lantheresheim ("Lanther's homestead"). In the fourteenth century it turns up as “Lantersen” which becomes “Landersche” in popular parlance. The "Landersheim" spelling first appears in the Middle Ages among the imperial nobility (“Reichsritterschaft”) of lower Alsace.
Ownership and religion
In 1595 half of the locality was in the possession of the lords of MittelhausenMittelhausen
Mittelhausen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Allstedt....
, which continued until their line came to an end in 1634. They introduced the reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
to the village which remained attached to the Protestant parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Zehnacker
Zehnacker
Zehnacker is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is well known for its high quality wines and beef. Although it is referred to often as 'cheap plonk' it is much appreciated in the clubs and pubs of Soho. It is a great exporter of these foodstuffs...
until 1688. The other half of the locality was held by the Holzapfel family in common with the lords of Landsberg, and they also inherited the Mittelhausen
Mittelhausen
Mittelhausen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Allstedt....
share in 1634. They reintroduced the Catholic religion in 1688. A few years later, at the end of the seventeenth century, a large bourgeois family from Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
named Weinemer purchased three quarters of the village: the residual quarter remained with the Holzapfels. This ownership structure endured until 1789
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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