Traenheim
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Traenheim (French pronunciation: [tʁɛnaim];[3] German: Tränheim; Alsatian: Draane) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[4]
Traenheim
Draane | |
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The catholic church in Traenheim | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Traenheim | |
  Traenheim  Traenheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′46″N 7°27′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Molsheim |
| Canton | Saverne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Strohmenger[1] |
Area 1 | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 655 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67492 /67310 |
| Elevation | 174–265 m (571–869 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A Jewish house church from 1723 survives. It is an upstairs room in a half-timbered house renovated for use as a place of public worship over the "vociferous" objections of the town's pastor but with the permission of the government. The room still has Hebrew prayers on the walls.[5]
