Schiltigheim

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

Its inhabitants is called Schilikois ( Schilik is a familiar name, in the agglomeration of Strasbourg, to indicate Schiltigheim, that it is among the French-speaking people or the speakers of Alsatian).

Geography

Located in the agglomeration of Strasbourg, bordering Strasbourg in north, Schiltigheim is also the third city of the the Low-Rhine.

History

The origin of the city goes back to the 9th century, where it was constituted around the castle and of the vault.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Park of the castle and villa Wenger-Valentine, old property of a family of bankers, built with the site of the castle destroys in 1676.
  • Protestant Church, built on the foundations of the medieval vault (organ and sundial of 19th).

Economy

Schiltigheim is called the Cité of the Brewers because of the number of breweries which were established there, as well local (Fischer, Schutzenberger, Adelshoffen) that international (Heineken). However, the Schilikoise beer knew some vexations recently: the Adelshoffen brewery definitively closed in August 2000, just as Schutzenberger in June 2006. The city is also the seat of a company which produces an object belonging to the daily newspaper of French: the Caddie®

Personalities related to the commune

  • Louis Jacobi, doctor and mayor of the 19th century
  • Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, théologienne orthodoxe, born on July 21st, 1907 in Schiltigheim
  • Alfred Muller, mayor since 1977 and founder of the Movement of the Alsatian Democrats (MDA)
  • Andree Buchmann, regional adviser (Green), Co-founder of the Greens, member of the direction of the Greens (delegated to the Areas), President of the Observatory of the Quality of the interior air, Schillikoise. (Has not to confuse with the general Adviser Andrée Munchenbach.)
  • Yvon Riemer, fighter, member of Olympia Schiltigheim. World champion of fight gréco-Roman in 1995, bronze and money medal in 1999 in 1991 and 1993. 5th with the Olympic Games of Barcelona in 1992
  • Emile Stahl, painter (1847 - 1938), born and died in Schiltigheim
  • Ernst Stahl (1848-1919), botanist, born in Schiltigheim
  • Thomas Voeckler, racing cyclist, born in 1979 in Schiltigheim
  • Bruno Spengler, racing driver, born in 1983 in Schiltigheim
  • M.Pokora, singer having made his studies at the vocational school Aristide Briand

See too

External bonds

  • Official site of the town of Schiltigheim
  • Schiltigheim on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Site of the Fischer brewery in Schiltigheim
  • Schiltigheim on the site of INSEE
  • Schiltigheim on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Schiltigheim on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Schiltigheim on Mapquest

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