Leutenheim
Leutenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Haguenau and a short distance west of the Rhine, which here defines the frontier between France and Germany.
'Leuttenheim' (top), between the Forest of Haguenau and the River Rhine, from the 18th century Cassini map. 
History
In eighth- and ninth-century records the village appears as Lithaim.
In around 1140 Königsbrück Abbey was founded here, a Cistercian nunnery, dissolved during the French Revolution.
Before the Rhine was channeled, the landscape here was marshy and criss-crossed by branches of the river. Accordingly, the settlement is constructed on warfts.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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