Beinheim (; Alsatian: ''Bänem'') is a commune in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) de ...

department in

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in the

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region of northeastern

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Geography

Beinheim lies on the

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between

Roppenheim Roppenheim (, ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the cultural region of Alsace, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 commun ...

and

Seltz Seltz (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer River near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt. History The former Celtic sett ...

. It is about 50 kilometres north of

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, near the

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border.

History

In 884, Beinheim belonged to the Abbey of Honau, and is mentioned as such (as "Beinenheim") in a document of

Charles the Fat Charles the Fat (839 – 13 January 888) was the emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881 to 887. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, Charles was the youngest son of Louis the German and Hemma, and a great-grandson of Charlemagne. He was t ...

. As a former

landgrave Landgrave (, , , ; , ', ', ', ', ') was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories. The German titles of ', ' ("margrave"), and ' ("count palatine") are of roughly equal rank, subordinate to ' ("duke"), and su ...

city with a castle, by the 15th century, Beinheim was no longer head of the Riet.État de l'Eglise d'Alsace avant la Revolution
/ref> In 1255, Beinheim belonged to the baron of Fleckenstein, who sold it to the

margrave Margrave was originally the Middle Ages, medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a monarchy, kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain Feudal ...

of Bade in 1402 or 1404. The margrave later introduced religious reform, which did not gain much of a hold. In 1497 the margrave sold Beinheim to the

Count Palatine A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an or ...

. In 1557 the count sold it back to the margrave, who maintained possession until the French Revolution. The castle was demolished in 1687.

Politics

Bernard Hentsch was elected mayor in 2001 and has held the position since then, re-elected most recently in 2020.Maire de Beinheim
/ref> Beinheim has 19 municipal councillors.

Population

Notable people

* Jean Adam Schramm, French lieutenant-general during the Revolution and Empire was born and died in Beinheim. *

François Bracci François Bracci (31 October 1951 – 28 December 2023) was a French association football, football manager and player. Club career Bracci was born in Beinheim, French Fourth Republic, France on 31 October 1951. He totalled 34 games for RC Stra ...

, French international

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player was born on 31 October 1951 in Beinheim.

Buildings and monuments

Beinheim SteCroix 02.JPG, Sainte-Croix church Beinheim Mairie (1).jpg, Town hall Beinheim Château.jpg, General Schramm's château Beinheim TombeGénéralSchramm.jpg, General Schramm's tomb