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TOURING
JEBSHEIM : a small rural village, solid farm buildings,
timbered houses, sandstone porches.
Restaurant D'MELICHKANN "the milk can" restaurant, try the regional
dishes, original varied, fine and generous.
Shopping facilities : Vival Superette, bread available, hairdresser
doctor, dentist, physiotherapist, notary, police, bank
. Jebsheim Saint-Martin church has 12th century roman
foundations (modified) roman clock-tower - Lords of Berckheim's tomb-stones
dating from 14th to 16th century - and is one of the oldest Christian
sanctuaries in Alsace.
. The Jebsheim Mill Cross "Croix du Moulin": This memorial is meant to
remember the hard battles that took place within the area of Jebsheim
causing over 900 casualties and more than 2000 wounded, (Americans, Germans,
French, austrians) between January 25th and january 30th 1945.
The monument is a cross shaped by the empty space between three stone pannels,
one for each nation of belligerents. (USA, France and Germany). The 3 walls
built in pink Alsacian sandstone, are laid out as a star, on a circular basis
and bear the names of the regiments who fought in Jebsheim.
The circular basis bears the following inscription in 3 languages: « ILS SONT
REUNIS DANS LA MORT, UNISSONS-NOUS DANS LA PAIX." Purpose: without ever
forgetting the past, always labour to reach understanding and reconciliation
between former opponents, trying to achieve close united Europe, excluding
any new confrontation.
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