Schwenheim

Schwenheim, first mentioned in the year 724 under the name Suenheim, was given to the Marmoutier Abbey in the 7th century by the Merovingian king Childebert II. In 827, Abbot Celse created a new topographic map showing the village as Svenheim. In the 11th century, the Bishop of Metz placed Schwenheim under the protection of the nobles of Geroldseck. After their extinction in 1390, the village was divided among several families, including the Ochsenstein and Wangen. Despite the protection of the Mansfeld family, Schwenheim suffered heavy damage during the Thirty Years' War. Afterwards, it changed owners several times until 1760, when it returned to the Bishop of Strasbourg. Since the French Revolution of 1789, the village has been part of the canton of Marmoutier. Its current name, Schwenheim, was officially established by a decree on July 15, 1953.