Auenheim

Auenheim is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace.

Geography

Auenheim is a commune of the north of the plain of Alsace, in edge of the Moder. Crossed north in the south by the secondary road n°468 which connects Strasbourg (to 42  km) with Lauterbourg (with 25  km), it is with 20  km in the east of Haguenau. Its accessibility is facilitated by an exchanger on the A35 with 2  km and by the station of Rountzenheim, located at 1  km on the line FOR THE THIRD TIME Strasbourg-Lauterbourg. Its communes bordering are:

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Line Maginot

  • Northern Casemate of Auenheim:
    • Casemate of isolated infantry, with simple flanking.
    • Built in 1932, it sheltered an officer, a warrant officer and 20 troops.
    • Dimensions on the overall ground: 25 X 15 meters. Height 7,50 meters. Thickness of the concrete carcass work paves 2 meters, walls exposed 2,25 m, back walls 1 Mr.
    • Armement: a gun of 37 mm, 3 twinnings of machine-guns of 7,5 mm, 5 FM, 2 mortars of 50 mm, chutes grenade thrower.
    • Historical: In 1939-40 the work was held by a detachment of the 68e Régiment of Infantry of Fortress which resisted the German pressure until July 1st, 1940, that is to say 6 days after the date of coming into effect of the armistice (June 25th, 1940).

  • Casemate of Southern Auenheim:
    • Casemate of isolated infantry, with simple flanking.
    • Built in 1932, it sheltered an officer, a warrant officer and 20 troops.
    • Dimensions on the overall ground: 25 X 15 meters. Height 7,50 meters. Thickness of the concrete carcass work paves 2 meters, walls exposed 2,25 m, back walls 1 Mr.
    • Armement: a gun of 37 mm, 3 twinnings of machine-guns of 7,5 mm, 5 FM, 2 mortars of 50 mm, chutes grenade thrower.
    • Historical: In 1939-40 the work was held by a detachment of the 68e Régiment of Infantry of Fortress which resisted the German pressure until July 1st, 1940, that is to say 6 days after the date of coming into effect of the armistice (June 25th, 1940).

  • Blockhouse 1:
    • 1 anti-tank gun of 25mm, 1 Hotchkiss machine-gun.

  • Blockhouse 2:

    • 1 anti-tank gun of 25mm.

  • Blockhouse 3:

    • 1 anti-tank gun of 25mm.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Henri Loux, born in Auenheim in 1873 and deceased in Strasbourg in 1907. Draftsman of the country and village scenes of the set of table linen called " Obernai"

See too

  • Common of the Low-Rhine

External bonds

  • Internet site of the Village
  • Auenheim on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Auenheim on the site of INSEE
  • Auenheim on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Auenheim on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Auenheim on Mapquest

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