Kientzheim
Part of Kaysersberg-Vignoble in Grand Est, France
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Kientzheim (French: [kintsajm] ⓘ; German: Kienzheim; Alsatian: Kientza) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg Vignoble.[2]
Kientzheim | |
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Part of Kaysersberg Vignoble | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kientzheim | |
  Kientzheim  Kientzheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Commune | Kaysersberg Vignoble |
Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 721 |
| • Density | 149/km2 (387/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 68240 |
| Elevation | 220–662 m (722–2,172 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Education
The village has a primary school: "les Crecelles".[4]
The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school,[5] operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[6] The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) opened at the site of the former school.[7]
