Froeningen
Froeningen is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.
Geography
440 Hectares including 63 hectares of forest communal.
History
The village of Frœningen belonged to the seigniory of Altkirch (with the counts de Ferrette, then of 1324 with the Traité of Westphalia in 1648 with the Habsbourg).the castle, quoted since 1312, had the same owners as the village. It was set fire to by the Swiss ones in 1468, rebuilt to nine with 18th, set fire to again in 1739, rebuilt beginning 19th, and destroyed in 1917.
Importante Jewish community until the end of 19th.
Armorial bearings
At the XIXe century, Frœningen had as an emblem a key, transformed soon into true blazon which was adopted officially in 1974: Of mouths to the money band charged with a sand key, the web as a chief with dextral .Monuments
Religious heritage
Church dedicated to Sainte Beard. Remain of a cemetery Jew.
Administration
Demography
Personalities related to the commune
See too
- Common of Haut-Rhin
External bonds
- Froeningen on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Froeningen on the site of INSEE
- Froeningen on the site of Quid
- Localization of Froeningen on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Froeningen on Mapquest