Kuttolsheim

Perched on a hillside in the Kochersberg, Kuttolsheim is a village rich in history located just twenty minutes from Strasbourg.

Since Roman times, the site held a strategic position on the route connecting the military camps of Strasbourg and Saverne, intersecting the Metz-Brumath axis. Discovered remains, such as a Jupiter head unearthed in 1913 and traces of a twenty-kilometer double pipeline carrying sulfurous water to Strasbourg, confirm the site's ancient occupation. Merovingian graves also attest to continuous human presence through the centuries.

Kuttolsheim was an Imperial village: the knight Jean Bernach built a church there in the 12th century, of which only the bell tower remains today. In 1306, the prince-bishop of Strasbourg, owner of local lands, ordered the construction of fortifications, remnants of which still exist on Rue des Remparts. However, these defenses could not prevent Marshal Turenne from burning the village to the ground in 1674. Protected by its belonging to the bailiwick of Haguenau, Kuttolsheim escaped the Reformation, thus preserving its Catholic heritage.