Lauterbourg is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Lauterbourg, France: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Lauterbourg is the birthplace of Frédéric Blasius, born on 24 April 1758. It stands at the crossing of the Lauter on the old Roman road from Basel to Mainz, and it is the point where the Franconian dialect spoken north of the Seltzbach meets the Alemannic dialects to the south.
Origins and history
In Roman times there was probably a fort at the crossing of the Lauter, a strategic point on the road from Basel to Mainz, called Tribuni; Roman troops were stationed there until 405. Having defeated the Alamanni in 496, the Franks settled north of the Seltzbach, which is why a Franconian dialect is still spoken there, while south of the stream the Alemannic dialects survived. When the Frankish Empire was divided by the treaty of Verdun in 843 the territory of Lauterbourg went to Lotharingia and, after long struggles, was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire founded by Otto I in 962; the emperor's Burgundian wife Adelaide founded a monastery at Seltz.
Key facts
- Country: France
- Region: Grand Est
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 48.9761°N, 8.1744°E
What is on in Lauterbourg
- Birth Anniversary: Frédéric Blasius — April 24, 1758 — 24 April 2027
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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