Saverne

Saverne ( Zabern in German, Zàwere into Alsatian) is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace. Its inhabitants is called Savernois.

Geography

Saverne is located in the the Low-Rhine, in the west of this department, close to the limit Alsace/Lorraine. This city is located at approximately 40 kilometers in the North-West of Strasbourg, on the layout of RN 4 and with approximately 15 kilometers of Wasselonne. The Zorn and the Canal of the Marne in the Rhine cross the city.

The city occupies a strategic position on the Col of Saverne, one of the natural passages of the Lorraine plate to the plain of Alsace through the the Vosges.

; Localities and variations:

; Communes bordering:

Altenheim - Dettwiller - Eckartswiller - Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne - Friedolsheim - Furchhausen - Gottenhouse - Gottesheim - Haegen - Hattmatt - Landersheim - Lupstein - Maennolsheim - Monswiller - Ottersthal - Otterswiller - Printzheim - Reinhardsmunster - Saessolsheim - Saint-Jean-Saverne - Steinbourg - Thal-Marmoutier - Waldolwisheim - Westhouse-Marmoutier - Wolschheim - Marmoutier

History

For 22 centuries, the large historical and cultural currents have marked the town of their print.

Time of the Gallic city, become Roman camp, named " Very Tabernae" until our days, Saverne preserves the traces of its historical role, of its life passed, vestiges of the Roman enclosing wall, medieval wall, Romance church, cloister, old houses remarkable, the city is presented under all its attractions in an exceptional natural site, with the foot of the timbered mountains, crowned castle-forts which surround it, like as many superb and eternal sentinels.

  • There is the Château of Rohan which, with its immense neo-classic frontage, recalls the glory of the Prince-Bishops and testifies to the historical role of Saverne, sits of Évêché during several centuries.

  • the old half-timbered houses, if particular in Alsace, are represented in particular by the house Katz (17th century) which is certainly one of most interesting. Its oriel triangular and its richly carved visible beams overhang the always animated pedestrian precinct.
  • the church of Récollets (14th century) and its Gothic pink sandstone cloister. A Dubois organ was built there in 1763.
  • the parish church Notre-Dame of the Nativity , with the splendid stained glasses, and its powerful turn-porch of Romance style testify to the episcopal history of the city.
  • the tower Cagliostro where Cagliostro would have been devoted to its obscure experiments closer to the alchemy than of science. Of different sound name Joseph Balsamo, it was also implied in famous the " Business of the collar of the queen ".

Large characters remained in the city savernoise, like Goethe and Victor Hugo.

1913: Incidental of Saverne

Saverne was released by the 2 {{E}} armor-plated division of the general Leclerc on November 22nd, 1944, before is released the plain of Alsace and Strasbourg.

Administration

- Presence of a brigade of customs since 1993.

Twinnings

Demography

The town of Saverne knew a moderate growth of the number of its inhabitants since the Second world war. The rise in the price of the residences results today in building a denser habitat, buildings of intermediate size on the still vacant grounds.

Economy

  • Kuhn : company of farm equipment
  • Brewery of Saverne
  • Laboratory of Study of Materials (LEM)
  • HAEMMERLIN: Manufacture of wheelbarrows
  • Télésecrétariat - business District Technological http://www.alsaceproservices.fr
  • Platform Extrusion: platform of research and development in plasturgie (http://www.poletechnologique-extrusion.fr)

Transport

Saverne is located on the line from Paris in Strasbourg, at the exit of the valley of Zorn, is built in the years 1850. The station of Saverne is today a station FOR THE THIRD TIME important for the pendular motions with Strasbourg. With the inauguration of TGV Is in November 2007, Saverne profits from two daily stops towards Paris. The station and its dependences are currently in reorganization to make it possible to ensure the growth of the traffic.

Places and monuments

  • the museum of the castle of Rohan
  • the museum house saint Florent
  • the turn of the telegraph Cap
  • the Castle of Haut-Barr
  • the castle of Greifenstein
  • the house Katz
  • the place of the Unicorn
  • the tower Cagliostro
  • the Church Notre Dame de Saverne
  • the Church and cloister of Récollets
  • the temple protesting
  • the rosery
  • the botanical garden

See too

  • Common of the Low-Rhine
  • the tilted Plane of Saint-Louis-Arzviller on the channel of the Marne to the Rhine.
  • the rock of Dabo

External bonds

  • Official site of the town of Saverne
  • Official site of the Tourist office of Saverne and its Area
  • Site of the rosery of Saverne
  • Site of Saga de Saverne 2007: “The War of the Bumpkins”
  • Site of the Diagram of Territorial Coherence of the Area of Saverne
  • Saverne on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Saverne on the site of INSEE
  • Saverne on the site of Quid
  • Professionals of Saverne and surroundings
  • Localization of Saverne on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Saverne on Mapquest
  • Visit in photographs of Saverne
  • Photographs of Saverne

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