Kientzheim
Kientzheim (French pronunciation: [kintsaim] ; German: Kienzheim; Alsatian: Kientza) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg Vignoble.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 794 | — |
| 2011 | 747 | −1.21% |
| 2021 | 721 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Education
The village has a primary school: "les Crecelles".
The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school, operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005. The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) opened at the site of the former school.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté 14 July 2015 (in French)
- ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
- ^ Ecole primaire Les Crecelles, French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 17 January 2024.
- ^ Home page" (Archive). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
- ^ "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises ." (Archive) L'Alsace. 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L’ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd’hui le Centre européen d’études japonaises."
External links
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- Historical commune of Kientzheim (in French)
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