Traenheim (French pronunciation: [tʁɛnaim];[3] German: Tränheim; Alsatian: Draane) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[4]

Traenheim
Draane
The catholic church in Traenheim
The catholic church in Traenheim
Coat of arms of Traenheim
Location of Traenheim
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Traenheim is located in France
Traenheim
Traenheim
Traenheim is located in Grand Est
Traenheim
Traenheim
Coordinates: 48°35′46″N 7°27′59″E / 48.5961°N 7.4664°E / 48.5961; 7.4664
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonSaverne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Strohmenger[1]
Area
1
3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
653
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67492 /67310
Elevation174–265 m (571–869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

A Jewish house church from 1723 survives. It is an upstairs room in a half-timbered house renovated for use as a place of public worship over the "vociferous" objections of the town's pastor but with the permission of the government. The room still has Hebrew prayers on the walls.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Localisation et prononciation des noms de lieux d'Alsace commençant par T, U, V, W ou Z". elsasser.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Kaplan, Benjamin J., Religious Conflict and the Practice of Toleration in Early Modern Europe, Harvard University Press, 2007, Chapter 8, pp. 188-9 ff.