Pfaffenhoffen

Pfaffenhoffen (German: Pfaffenhofen ) is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace. The name of this commune is the French word which comprises the greatest number of “F”.

Geography

The small town of Pfaffenhoffen is brood on Right Bank of Moder, with the foot of the hill of Ringeldorf. It is besides at the exit of this village, where the road even approaches its long descent in the valley, which the most beautiful panorama offers, not of Pfaffenhoffen, but of its environment: other communes of the agglomeration of the Valley of Moder and picturesque villages of the Country of Hanau which is shelled to the first buttresses of the Vosges.

From its position in the north of the Low-Rhine, Pfaffenhoffen is for a long time an important crossing point between Strasbourg, the countries of Zorn in the south and Vosgean Piedmont of Niederbronn in north, between Bouxwiller and the high valley of Moder in the west and Haguenau in the east.

Context

With 3017 inhabitants (in 2007) the town of Pfaffenhoffen is populated community of communes of the Valley of moder. Bordered by Moder, Pfaffenhoffen knew to extend démographiquement and economically while keeping the charm from a small village.

Being based on an old industrial history, Pfaffenhoffen is equipped with a basin of gravitational employment with its various trade with proximity and companies.

To 35 km of Strasbourg, 30 km of Saverne and 15 km of Haguenau, Pfaffenhoffen profits from an enviable geographical location. It was from time immemorial an important crossing point, because being located on main roads, and which made of Pfaffenhoffen a prosperous city lasting the last centuries. Its deumeure history not in remainder, with for citizen of Honor the doctor Albert Schweitzer, the gloreux past of Pfaffenhoffen is found still today in different the momuments from time.

Pfaffenhoffen is also a town of images. You will be able to appreciate works painted and carved, old and contemporary at the time of your stroll in the streets, gardens or places of the borough.

Open and dynamic city, Pfaffenhoffen is also a town of culture and leisures which develops important services near all the age brackets of its population. Around its new arts center, the Scene and of its Museum of the popular image, Pfaffenhoffen has many assets to be a place of life appreciated.

History

April 8th, 1546: First protesting Synod of the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg

The borough of Pfaffenhoffen developed around a crossing of two Celtic ways, one skirting the of the Peasants]], of the Religions. Pfaffenhoffen was particularly tested by [[Thirty Year old War]], a decisive battle having taken place on the heights in the south of the borough. [[The War of succession of Spain |Wars of succession of Spain]] and [[French revolution | the Wars of the Revolution]] also brought their batches of sufferings to the population. Since XVIe - XVIIIe century, Pfaffenhoffen is an important shopping mall of the area. The weekly markets and the quarterly fairs always attracted a crowd of purchasers and merchants. The trade of leather, cloth, pottery was flourishing. In the middle of the {{XVIIe century}}, Pfaffenhoffen was the seat of the brotherhood of the shepherds of almost 200 communes to [[Low-Alsace]] and thus held the monopoly of the trade of wool. The peasants, come from about thirty villages the surroundings proposed there their grains, their butter and other products of the farm. Many craftsmen, restorers, brewers benefitted from this activity and contributed to famous of the borough. The armorial bearings of Pfaffenhoffen, two keys crossed on blue bottom, that of gold right-hand side, that of silver left, represent the symbol of Saint Pierre. ==Administration== {{ÉluDébut |Titer= Lists successive mayors}} {{Elected |Début= March 2001 |Fin= |Identité= Pierre Marmillod |Parti= UDF |Qualité=}} {{ÉluDonnées}} {{ÉluFin}} ==Démographie== {{Demography| 1962= 1802| 1968= 2098| 1975= 2306| 1982= 2261| 1990= 2285| 1999= 2468| sansdoublescomptes= 1962}} provisional *population for 2005: 2.677 * municipal population in 2006: 2.803 2007: 3017 (after census complementary validated to the journl offiiel of the 1/1/2007) ==Lieux and monuments== [[Image: Pfaffenhoffen.JPG|thumb|Synagog of Pfaffenhoffen (external)]] [[Image: Pfaffenhoffen.intérieur1.JPG|thumb|Synagog of Pfaffenhoffen (interior)]] * [http://lascene.ovh.org Cultural center “the Scene”] * [[Museum of the popular image of Pfaffenhoffen|museum of the popular image]] * Old [[Synagog of Pfaffenhoffen|synagog]] gone back to 1791 ==Personnalities related to the commune== [[Albert Schweitzer]] (citizen of honor) [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (resided at Pfaffenhoffen, is resulting from the family of Dr. A. Schweitzer) General [[Helmstetter]] to ==Voir aussi== * [[Common of the Low-Rhine]] ==Liens externes== * [http://www.pfaffenhoffen.org/ Official site of the town of Pfaffenhoffen] * [http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/basrhin/g-p/pfaffenh.htm the synagog of Pfaffenhoffen] * [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=64246 Pfaffenhoffen on the site of the national geographical Institute] * [Pfaffenhoffen http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=67372&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE on the site of INSEE] * [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=670372 Localization of Pfaffenhoffen on a chart of France and communes bordering] * [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=48.8452777777778&longitude=7.61166666666667&zoom=8 Plan of Pfaffenhoffen on Mapquest] * http://lascene.pfaffenhoffen.org/ * http://www.ot.pays-de-hanau.com/ * http://www.ec-pfaffenhoffen.ac-strasbourg.fr/ [[Category: Commune of the Low-Rhine]] [[ceb: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[in: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[be: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[it: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[nl: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[pl: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[Pt: Pfaffenhoffen]] [[vo: Pfaffenhoffen

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