Bergheim

Bergheim is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.

Geography

Air photograph of Bergheim

History

The town of Bergheim was identified with the site of an old Roman camp . In 1848 one discovered old mosaics of this time which were partially reconstituted. The city often changed sovereign and was finally high with the free row of city under the supervision of Henri de Ribeaupierre. It is into 1313 that Bergheim obtains the privilege to strike the currency, the right of refuge and the right of taxing of customs duties. Abundant historical vestiges of this time are well preserved nowadays.

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2004: 1.850

Places and monuments

flowered City: .
Ramparts (XIVe - XVe S.)
Town hall (1767)
Lime of 1300

Personalities related to the commune

Martin Drolling , painter born in Bergheim in 1752 and deceased in Paris in 1817. Worked for many manufactures of porclaine and became, as from 1808, adviser of that of Sevres. His/her son Michel Martin directed a workshop of painters to Paris. Jean-Jacques Henner was one of its pupils there.

See too

Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

the official site of the town of Bergheim
air Photographs of Bergheim
Bergheim on the site of the national geographical Institute
Bergheim on the site of INSEE
Bergheim on the site of Quid
Localization of Bergheim on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Bergheim on Mapquest
Visit in photographs of the village of Bergheim
photo panorama in Bergheim

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