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

Geography

It is a calm and peaceful village in the Alsatian countryside to 15 km of Strasbourg and to 10 km of Molsheim. In north one finds Nordheim, in the west Westhoffen, the south Soultz-the-Baths.

History

Osthoffen wants to say field to the east, but this situation is not relative to Kirchheim (pertaining to the bishop) as it was written sometimes. In fact, the origin of Osthoffen holds of a Roman camp which settled with the current site of the castle. This Roman camp was a camp which supervised an observation post placed on Scharrach. This station, thanks to its position in height, could easily supervise the Roman road which passed to Soultz-the-Baths.

This road went up south towards the north of Alsace. It was the road of Piedmont of the Vosges. The Romans proceeded in this way to protect the exchanges which was done by road. They put an observation post which itself was protected by a camp on both sides. In fact, Osthoffen and Westhoffen.

Administration

Twinnings

Demography

Services with the population

firemen: Molsheim
gendarmerie: Truchtersheim
college of sector: college Paul Wernert of Achenheim
college of sector: college Marcel Rudloff with Strasbourg - Hautepierre (park of the potteries)

Places and monuments

Romance church
castle of the 13th century, altered with the 17th century, property of the baron Philippe Grouvel since 1815.
old synagog

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine

External bonds

information on Osthoffen
Osthoffen on the site of the national geographical Institute
Osthoffen on the site of INSEE
Osthoffen on the site of Quid
Localization of Osthoffen on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Osthoffen on Mapquest

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