Ensisheim
Sign in to saveEnsisheim (; in Alsatian Ansa ()) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is also the birthplace of the composer Léon Boëllmann. The Germanic origins of the village's name reflect the area's history.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ensisheim
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,940
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ensisheim
- French commune.native name
- Ansa
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ensisheim, Mairie 1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The western side of the town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ensisheim 68.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thann-Guebwiller
- French commune.canton
- Ensisheim
- French commune.INSEE
- 68082
- French commune.postal code
- 68190
- French commune.mayor
- Michel Habig
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ensisheim
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Guebwiller
- Population
- +7306
- Area
- +36.59
- Elevation
- +220
- Body of water
- Ill
- Shares border with
- Battenheim
- Official website
- ensisheim.fr
- Image
- Ensisheim, Mairie 1.jpg
Article
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- History
- Population
- Sister cities
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- References
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Ensisheim (; in Alsatian Ansa ()) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is also the birthplace of the composer Léon Boëllmann. The Germanic origins of the village's name reflect the area's history.
Among the earliest-known clear examples for the practice of trepanation was identified from a Neolithic burial site near the town. Researchers from Freiburg University reported in 1997 an analysis of the well-preserved skeletal remains of an approximately 50-year-old man, whose cranium showed clear evidence of two trepanation procedures. One had fully healed and the other partially so, indicating the subject had survived the operations. The remains were dated to between 5100 and 4900 BC.