Lingolsheim
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lingolsheim
|native name = Língelse
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lingolsheim04.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Lingolsheim
|image coat of arms = Blason Lingolsheim 68.svg
|arrondissement = Strasbourg
|canton = Lingolsheim
|INSEE = 67267
|postal code = 67380
|mayor = Catherine Graef-Eckert{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}} (LR)
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Strasbourg Eurométropole
|coordinates = {{coord|48.56|7.68|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 140
|elevation min m = 139
|elevation max m = 150
|area km2 = 5.69
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Lingolsheim ({{IPA|fr|liŋ(ɡ)ɔlsaim|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Visiteuse Journée 2 - 19 (Madehub)-Lingolsheim.wav}}) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/67267-lingolsheim INSEE commune file] The town lies near Strasbourg.
Geography
Lingolsheim is situated southwest of Strasbourg, being a principal suburb between the city centre and Strasbourg Airport. Road access to the city is provided by departmental roads RD 392 and RD 222 and, less directly, by the region's main south-north autoroute. The commune is on the railway line that connects Strasbourg with Molsheim and Sélestat, and is served by Line B of the Strasbourg tram network as well as several bus routes.
History
=Nineteenth-century industrialisation=
Outcomes of the Franco-Prussian War included the annexation in 1871 of Alsace by Germany. A period of rapid modernisation ensued throughout the Strasbourg region, involving population growth, urbanisation and industrial expansion.
For Lingolsheim, a defining feature of this modernisation was the creation and rapid development of a large industrial tannery by Adler & Oppenheimer Aktiengesellschaft. By 1914 the business employed 2,000 and leather dominated the town's economy.
These years also saw the establishment of a major sand extraction industry. The local soil, rich in red and white sands, was intensively exploited during the closing years of the nineteenth century.
=Twentieth century wars=
Lingolsheim was not much affected by the fighting in the First World War, but following the defeat of Germany the whole of Alsace found itself transferred back to France.
The Second World War was more damaging. Immediately before the German invasion of 1940, the town's tanneries were evacuated to Rennes where they remained until after the war. In the autumn of 1940 Lingolsheim was incorporated into "Großstraßburg". The buildings that had housed the tanneries were converted into a large workshop dedicated to repairing tanks. During this war Lingolsheim was subjected to several bombardments.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-67267#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |8287
|1975 |10479
|1982 |14688
|1990 |16480
|1999 |16860
|2007 |16954
|2012 |16941
|2017 |18324
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lingolsheim.fr/ Official website]
{{Bas-Rhin communes}}
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Category:Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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