Heiligenberg, Bas-Rhin

Heiligenberg (French pronunciation: [ailigənbɛʁɡ]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3] Its name means mountain of the saints in German.

Heiligenberg Hellebari
Commune
The town hall in Heiligenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Heiligenberg
Heiligenberg Show map of France Heiligenberg Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°32′20″N 7°23′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Mutzig
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Ernst[1]
Area 1	5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	695
• Density	127/km2 (329/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67188 /67190
Elevation	204–407 m (669–1,335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is positioned approximately ten kilometres (six miles) to the west of Molsheim, on high ground overlooking the Bruche valley. To the west is the great domainal forest of Haslach.

Unusually in Alsace, this is one village not traversed by a numbered departmental road: it does, however, overlook the former Route Nationale N420 in the valley below, a long distance road rendered less important in recent years by the development of the autoroute network: in 2006 this stretch of road was formally downgraded to become the Route Departmentale RD 420.

History

The villagers rescued the mail and the crew of a Montgolfier balloon after it escaped the Siege of Paris on 25 October 1870. The balloon's anchor has been kept.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department