Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The inhabitants are called Schilikois in French and Scheligemer in Alsatian.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Strasbourg, and is adjacent to it on Strasbourg’s north side. In 2017, Schiltigheim was the third-most populous commune in the Bas-Rhin (after Strasbourg and Haguenau), with a total population of 31,894.

History

The town dates back to the 9th century, when it grew around the Sciltung castle and the Bothebür chapel in a place called Skitingsdtböhel.

Events

The present or former home of a number of breweries, Schiltigheim is known for the “fête de la bière” beer festival in August.

Culture

CultureSchiltigheim has a rich and varied cultural offer, with more than 70 shows each year adapted to all ages , an illustration and children’s book fair welcoming more than 4000 people each edition, a ” School of the Arts ” of 800 students, a cinematographic offer and the 1st French museum of video games, connected leisure activities and video game art .

Cinema

In addition to the shows of the cultural season, Schiltigheim Culture offers Ciné-Mondays and Ciné-vacances sessions  at the Cheval Blanc . At the same time, you will soon be able to attend the screenings of the future Mk2 cinema.

Exhibition venues

Schiltigheim hosts permanent or temporary exhibitions  at the Town Hall and in the Halles du Scilt.

There are two public exhibition venues in Schiltigheim: the Salle de l’Aquarium located in the Town Hall, and the  1st floor of the Halles du  Scilt . The  Aquarium Room  is sometimes used as an exhibition space, but it is also used for communal and associative events. The 1st floor of the Halles du Scilt  is a real exhibition space, specially designed to exhibit works of art. It hosts a new temporary exhibition every 2-3 months.

Memoirs of Schiltigheim 1860-1939

From a rural town in 1860, Schiltigheim became an industrial town in the second half of the 19th century, with the arrival of breweries and industries . The exhibition: “Memories of Schiltigheim 1860-1939” organized by the City of Schiltigheim at Ferme Linck presents images of this past and traces of this work culture at a time when the city was the capital of beer and the food industry in Alsace.

The main themes of the exhibition

• Schiltigheim, a rural village in 1860
• The arrival of Strasbourg breweries
• Agrifood and related industries predominated until 1930
• Growth of other industries and trade
• The tradition of wood and furniture
• Paternalistic bosses, engineers and the working class
• Population growth
• Private and industrial architectures
• Associative life, leisure activities and new practices
• The Messti and its procession
• The hostel, a festive and social Mecca
• September 39, we close

Libraries and Multimedia

The City of Schiltigheim has an associative library managed by the Association-Livres, and soon a sector media library : the Médiathèque Nord, managed by the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg. In addition, if you like books, know that the City of Schiltigheim organizes each year Schilick on carnet , an illustration and children’s book fair, at the beginning of November.

The Association-Books library has existed since 1988 . Located at 4 rue Victor Hugo, in the heart of the Ecrivains district , it specializes in youth but also has books for adults and in foreign languages .

The Médiathèque Nord should open by the start of the 2019 school year . It will complete the network of “  sector media libraries  ” including those of Illkirch-Graffenstaden (South Media Library), Strasbourg (André Malraux) and Lingolsheim (West Media Library), which are all part of the Pass’relle network .