Traenheim

Traenheim (French pronunciation: [tʁɛnaim]; German: Tränheim; Alsatian: Draane) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Traenheim
Draane
The catholic church in Traenheim
Location of Traenheim
Traenheim
Traenheim
Coordinates: 48°35′46″N 7°27′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementMolsheim
CantonSaverne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Strohmenger
Area
1
3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
653
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67492 /67310
Elevation174–265 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.

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