Meistratzheim () 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 north-eastern

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History

Located near a Celtic-Romanic route connecting

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with

Brumath Brumath (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. History Brumath occupies the site of the Roman '' Brocomagus''. Maria Christina of Saxony, aunt of Louis XVI, died in the château in the city. The b ...

, the village has been occupied since the

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(French) the village is mentioned for the first time in a

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dating from 742 where it says that the convent of

Wissembourg Wissembourg (; South Franconian: ''Weisseburch'' ; German: ''Weißenburg'' ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Wissembourg was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. The name ''Wissembourg'' ...

had possessions in ''Maistersheim''. Initially the village belonged to the Count of Nordgau and from 742 to 1030 to different abbeys. The

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was then acquired by the

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and later by the Landsberg family, who held it up to the French Revolution. During the seventeenth century the village was pillaged by passing Imperial, Swedish,

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and French troops. Famine came because of rigorous winters and poor harvests. The village was also home to Eugène Grau, who founded a successful family butchers business which continued for several generations. The family also owned a large property used for

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Points of interest

The catholic church, ''Saint André'', was built from 1911 to 1919, consecrated in 1922 and is at 75 m the highest in Bas-Rhin outside of

Education

The ''Classe de Japonais en Alsace'' (アルザス補習授業校 ''Aruzasu Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the A.P.E.J.A. in Meistratzheim.欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology The , also known as MEXT, is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that compose part of the executive branch of the government of Japan. History The Meiji period, Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871. In January 2001 ...

(MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "A.P.E.J.A. 122 rue Principale　67210 MEISTRATZHEIM , FRANCE"

Photo gallery

File:2010.05.29.132234 Mairie Meistratzheim FR.jpg, Town Hall File:2010.05.29.133044 Evangelische Kirche Meistratzheim FR.jpg, Evangelical church File:2010.05.29.141218 Fachadas Meistratzheim FR.jpg, House facades File:2010.05.29.132922 Katholische Kirche Meistratzheim FR.jpg, Catholic church Saint André File:2010.05.29.141143 Katholische Kirche Meistratzheim FR.jpg, Madonna at the entrance lintel of Saint André File:2010.05.29.141349 Crucifijo Meistratzheim FR.jpg, Crucifixion group at Rue de L'Eglise File:2010.05.29.142109 Vista Meistratzheim FR.jpg, View of the town from

Niedernai Niedernai () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located 26 km south west of Strasbourg, 23 km north of Sélestat and 50 km north of Colmar on the main A35 road. Niedernai dates back t ...

History

Points of interest

Education

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See also