Munchhausen

Geography

Munchhausen is a small commune being located between Lauterbourg at north (while passing by Mothern, the close village nearest) and Seltz at the south, with the mouth of the the Rhine and the Sauer. The village consists of two parts:

the high-village, which overhangs the low-village of about fifteen meters.
the low-village, built on the old bed of the Rhine. This one is protected from raw from the river by dams.

When one goes towards the west in direction of Wintzenbach, one climbs after 600 to 800 meters of the village a hill which is a culminating point. This hill is called the Winzenbacher Buckel (the back of Wintzenbach ). From here there is a sight on the valley of the close Rhine as well as the close cities and villages - Mothern, Seltz, Schaffhouse-near-Soda - and more distant - Plittersdorf, Steinmauern, Rastatt - and finally on other bank from the Rhine until the Black Forest.

History

Munchhausen was formerly a village of fishermen. One can see fish besides on his blazon. The name of the village evolved/moved through time. In the beginning, one could thus see for example Menihusa. The name can be broken up into two parts, munch hausen, which means " Houses of the moines".

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population, 1794-1999

Places and monuments

the church of Munchhausen goes back to 1840, it is of style " Rebirth Italian " owing to the fact that it has copies of many Italian works (paintings, sculptures, decorations of the stained glasses, coffered ceiling). She is located beside the town hall and of the cemetery, at the high-village.
the C.I.N.E., Center of Initiation to Nature and the Environment, is built in the old presbytery. The roof of the canopy is composed, in addition to glass, of a part out of wood taking the form of a reversed traditional boat. The small pond outside confirms the origins of the village, namely fishing.
the Natural reserve of the Delta of Sauer, which is a protected natural site.
the stopping with beams, being at the level of Sauer right before the entry in the reserve, is one of rare still existing along the river. The cycle track passes just to side.
the public rocker is a relic of passed which is still in operating condition. It is located at the entry of the village.
the ornithological station which studies completely since 1972 the species of birds of the reserve. Every year, of the operations of bush setting is organized to this end.
valve stopping, which functions since 1993. It is located at the mouth of Sauer in the Rhine. It is an exceptional work in Europe, since it is a valve resting in water apart from the periods of risings, reassembled with the vertical and acting as dam at the time of the seasons of high waters. The work makes 60 meters length and 7 meters in height and its movement is possible thanks to Vérin S hydraulic of a force of 350 tons each one.

Munchhausen has also a Camping of approximately 300 places. The village is with dimensions " 1 fleur" with the Contest of the Cities and Flowered Villages. A cycle track also passes in the surroundings, along the Rhine and passing in natural reserve. It belongs to the transborder network of cycle tracks of the Rhenish plain.

Personalities related to the commune

lehmann majestic hoffarth Martin

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine

bibliographical sources

Gerard Lacoumette: Forests of the Rhine. Guide Rhenish natural reserves. Conservatory of the Alsatian sites, Ungersheim 1999. ISBN 2-9510712-0-5
League for the protection of the birds. Regional delegation (Hrsg.): edges of the Rhine. Western Editions France, Rennes 2005. ISBN 2-7373-3510-8
Christophe Neff: Naturkundliche Beobachtungen in Munchhausen (Frankreich) Sauerdelta und Laurophyllisation in Munchhausen. . In: Joachim Vogt and Al (Hrsg): Karlsruhe, Stadt und Area. Ein Landeskundlicher Führer zu bekannten und unbekannten Exkursionszielen . Karlsruhe, Regionalwissenschaftlicher Fachverlag, 2007, Seiten, 201 - 215, ISBN 978-3-9811189-2-6

External bonds

Official site
a personal site speaking about Munchhausen
the site of the C.I.N.E
an outline of the C.I.N.E. (animation flash)
the chart of the transborder network of cycle tracks
Munchhausen on the site of the national geographical Institute
Munchhausen on the site of INSEE
Munchhausen on the site of Quid
Localization of Munchhausen on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Munchhausen on Mapquest

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