Kientzheim
| Kientzheim | |
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  Kientzheim | |
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Location within Alsace region  Kientzheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E / 48.1369°N 7.2867°ECoordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E / 48.1369°N 7.2867°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Kaysersberg |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Joseph Fritsch |
| Area1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 819 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68164 / 68240 |
| Elevation |
220–662 m (722–2,172 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Kientzheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school,[1] operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[2] 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.[3]
See also
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin département
References
- ↑ Home page" (Archive). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
- ↑ "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises." (Archive) L'Alsace. 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L’ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd’hui le Centre européen d’études japonaises."
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