Rosheim

Rosheim (French pronunciation: [ʁo.sajm] ; Alsatian: Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Rosheim
View of Rosheim and surroundings
Location of Rosheim
Rosheim
Rosheim
Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°28′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonMolsheim
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Herr
Area
1
29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
5,360
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67411 /67560
Elevation164–842 m (538–2,762 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Imperial City of Rosheim
Reichsstadt Rosheim (de)
Ville libre impériale de Rosheim (fr)
1303–1679
Coat of arms
StatusFree Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalRosheim
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 First mentioned
778
1303
 Foundation of
    the Décapole

1354
 Awarded to France
1648
 Abolition of Décapole
    and of Rosheimer
    independence
1679
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Early modern France

It lies 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Strasbourg, on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is a winemaking town on the tourist "Road of the Wines of Alsace" and the Route Romane d'Alsace ("Romanesque route of Alsace").

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