Kientzheim (; ; Alsatian: ''Kientza'') is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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in the
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means '' Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is t ...
France
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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune
Kaysersberg Vignoble
Kaysersberg Vignoble () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Kaysersberg, Kientzheim and Sigolsheim. Kaysersberg Vignoble lies ...
.
Population
Education
Previously the local elementary school was École élémentaire publique école primaire publique.
The ''
Lycée Seijo
The was a Japanese boarding high school in Kientzheim (now a part of Kaysersberg-Vignoble), Haut-Rhin, in the Alsace region of France, near Colmar.Home page
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
''. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013. The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (french: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, ja, アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 ''Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho'') opened at the site of the former school.Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises ." Archive ''
L'Alsace
''L'Alsace-Le Pays'' is a regional daily French newspaper. ''L'Alsace'' covers the Alsace region and ''Le Pays'' the Franche-Comté region.
History and profile
''L'Alsace-Le Pays'' was created in November 1944. In addition to its headquarters in ...
''. 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."