Ensisheim
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| On 7 November 1492, a 250 pound [[meteorite]] [[meteorite falls|fell]] there, and since then it has attracted many meteorite enthusiasts. It was described in detail by the contemporary poet [[Sebastian Brant]]. | On 7 November 1492, a 250 pound [[meteorite]] [[meteorite falls|fell]] there, and since then it has attracted many meteorite enthusiasts. It was described in detail by the contemporary poet [[Sebastian Brant]]. | ||
| + | When on 7th November 1492, a 250-pound meteorite falls into a field close to the town, [[Sebastian Brant]] (1458–1521), author of "[[Das Narrenschiff]]", takes this opportunity to exert his influence on Maximilian of Austria by writing "[[Loose Leaves Concerning the Fall of the Meteorite]]", which leads the king to lead in a war against France. | ||
| - | When on 7th November 1492, a 250-pound meteorite falls into a field close to the town, [[Sebastian Brant]] (1458–1521), author of "[[Das Narrenschiff]]", takes this opportunity to exert his influence on Maximilian of Austria by writing "Loose Leaves Concerning the Fall of the Meteorite", which leads the king to lead in a war against France. The administrative and legal functions of the city conferred her to the prosperity which reached its peak between the end if the XVI th and the beginning of the XVII th centuries. Ensisheim, was mostly a rural community with no more than 200 noble families. From 1585 to 1634, the city owned a monetary workshop which became the most significant in Alsace after Strasbourg. Nevertheless, as far as the devastating shadow of the | + | The administrative and legal functions of the city conferred her to the prosperity which reached its peak between the end if the XVI th and the beginning of the XVII th centuries. Ensisheim, was mostly a rural community with no more than 200 noble families. From 1585 to 1634, the city owned a monetary workshop which became the most significant in Alsace after Strasbourg. Nevertheless, as far as the devastating shadow of the "Thirty Year War" (1618–1648) grows, Imperial Administration leave Ensisheim, in 1630. During this dreadful period which falls on Alsace, Ensisheim, will be pillaged 7 times between 1631 and 1638. The tragic consequence of this war would cause the ruin and the decline of the city. |
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| - | Ensisheim, in 1630. During this dreadful period which falls on Alsace, | + | |
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| - | consequence of this war would cause the ruin and the decline of the city. | + | |
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Ensisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
On 7 November 1492, a 250 pound meteorite fell there, and since then it has attracted many meteorite enthusiasts. It was described in detail by the contemporary poet Sebastian Brant.
When on 7th November 1492, a 250-pound meteorite falls into a field close to the town, Sebastian Brant (1458–1521), author of "Das Narrenschiff", takes this opportunity to exert his influence on Maximilian of Austria by writing "Loose Leaves Concerning the Fall of the Meteorite", which leads the king to lead in a war against France.
The administrative and legal functions of the city conferred her to the prosperity which reached its peak between the end if the XVI th and the beginning of the XVII th centuries. Ensisheim, was mostly a rural community with no more than 200 noble families. From 1585 to 1634, the city owned a monetary workshop which became the most significant in Alsace after Strasbourg. Nevertheless, as far as the devastating shadow of the "Thirty Year War" (1618–1648) grows, Imperial Administration leave Ensisheim, in 1630. During this dreadful period which falls on Alsace, Ensisheim, will be pillaged 7 times between 1631 and 1638. The tragic consequence of this war would cause the ruin and the decline of the city.
