Rosheim

Imperial City of Rosheim
*Reichsstadt Rosheim* (de)
*Ville libre impériale de Rosheim (fr)*
Imperial City of Rosheim Reichsstadt Rosheim (de); Ville libre impériale de Rosheim (fr)
1303–1679
	Coat of arms
Status	Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Rosheim
Government	Republic
Historical era	Middle Ages
• First mentioned	778
• Imperial immediacy	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

Rosheim
Rosheim
Commune
	View of Rosheim and surroundings
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rosheim
	Rosheim Rosheim
	Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°28′E / 48.50°N 7.47°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Molsheim
Canton	Molsheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Herr
Area 1	29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,360
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67411 /67560
Elevation	164–842 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.

Rosheim (French pronunciation: [ʁo.sajm] ^ⓘ; Alsatian: Rose) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

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").

History

Rosheim was first mentioned in a document in 778 as Rodasheim. In 1262 it received its town charter, combined with the right to build a town wall. From the 14th to 17th centuries, Rosheim was an Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire, and founded the Décapole confederation with nine other Alsatian Imperial Cities in 1354, the goal was to maintain their rights. Like the other Decapolitan cities, it was awarded to France by the Peace of Westphalia and finally lost its independence under the Treaties of Nijmegen and was annexed by France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,291	—
1975	3,499	+0.88%
1982	3,766	+1.06%
1990	4,016	+0.81%
1999	4,548	+1.39%
2007	4,721	+0.47%
2012	4,891	+0.71%
2017	5,149	+1.03%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

Church Saint-Pierre-et-Paul (building 12th century, tower 14th century, organ 18th century)
Church Saint-Etienne (18th century, belltower 12th century)
Maison païenne (“pagan house”, 12th century)
City Hall (18th century)
Old well (Puits aux six seaux) (17th century)
Four fortified tower-gates (13th and 14th century)
Half-timbered houses (16th century)