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38-688: Biesheim ( French pronunciation: [bisaim] ; Alsatian : Biese ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France . Remains of a Mithraeum have been unearthed in Biesheim in 1977. This Haut-Rhin geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alsatian language Alsatian is closely related to other nearby Alemannic dialects , such as Swiss German , Swabian , Markgräflerisch , Kaiserstühlerisch and

76-655: A low of 16 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −24 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1918 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.94 inches (49 mm) in February to 4.04 inches (103 mm) in June. In the latter half of the 20th century, shifts in manufacturing patterns led to

114-524: A revised orthography meant for use by all dialects of Alsatian promoted by the Office pour la Langue et les Cultures d'Alsace et de Moselle (OLCA) . The latest version (2016) of Orthal is described below. Not all dialects are expected to use all letters & diacritics. For example, Owerlandisch from Southern Alsace primarily uses the additional vowel letters, Ä À Ì Ü. Dialects from the north (Strasbourg region) make use of more letters including Ë, Ö, Ù and

152-668: A syllable is pronounced as a Short Vowel. e.g., Ross Alsatian has a set of 19 consonants: Three consonants are restricted in their distribution: /kʰ/ and /h/ only occur at the beginning of a word or morpheme, and then only if followed immediately by a vowel; /ŋ/ never occurs at the beginning of a word or morpheme. Alsatian, like some German dialects, has lenited all obstruents but [k] . Its lenes are, however, voiceless as in all Southern German varieties. Therefore, they are here transcribed /b̥/ , /d̥/ , /ɡ̊/ . Speakers of French tend to hear them as their /p, t, k/ , which also are voiceless and unaspirated. The phoneme /ç/ has

190-426: A term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a party affiliation and to be residents of the county. The county government operates the jail , maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records , administers public health regulations, and participates with

228-878: A velar allophone [x] after back vowels ( /u/ , /o/ , /ɔ/ , and /a/ in those speakers who do not pronounce this as [æ] ), and palatal [ç] elsewhere. In southern dialects, there is a tendency to pronounce it /x/ in all positions, and in Strasbourg the palatal allophone tends to conflate with the phoneme /ʃ/ . A labiodental voiced fricative /v/ sound is also present as well as an approximant /ʋ/ sound. /ʁ/ may have phonetic realizations as [ʁ] , [ʁ̞] , and [ʀ] . Short vowels: /ʊ/ , /o/ , /ɒ/ , /a/ ( [æ] in Strasbourg), /ɛ/ , /ɪ/ , /i/ , /y/ . Long vowels: /ʊː/ , /oː/ , /ɒː/ , /aː/ , /ɛː/ , /eː/ , /iː/ , /yː/ Alsatian nouns inflect by case, gender and number: Allen County, Indiana Allen County

266-432: Is $ 2.00 per person age 7 and older. Passes are available on an annual basis (good for one year from purchase date) starting at $ 15.00. Activities at various parks include hiking, swimming, fishing, sledding, cross-country skiing (rentals available), playgrounds, picnic areas, play fields, and many nature-based programs for all ages. Wheeled vehicles (except wheelchairs) are not permitted on trails, and pets are not permitted in

304-614: Is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana . As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne , the second largest city in Indiana. Allen County is included in the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fort Wayne – Huntington – Auburn Combined Statistical Area . Allen County

342-836: Is offered in the four districts: East Allen County Schools , Fort Wayne Community Schools , Northwest Allen County Schools , and Southwest Allen County Schools . By means of private education, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend operate 13 schools within Allen County, while Lutheran Schools of Indiana operate 14 schools within the county. In addition, Blackhawk Christian School and Canterbury School offer private K-12 education in Fort Wayne, while Amish Parochial Schools of Indiana has schools through eighth grade in rural eastern Allen County. Fort Wayne and Allen County residents have been served by

380-499: Is rather conservative for an urban county, the presence of Fort Wayne makes the county one of the Democrats' strongest counties in Indiana. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democratic president after Johnson to receive 40% of the county's vote. While he lost the county by 4 points, the closest that a Democrat has come to carrying the county, he won the city of Fort Wayne itself by six points. However, in 2016, Donald Trump won

418-434: Is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana . The county is within a 200-mile (320 km) radius of major population centers, including Chicago , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Detroit , Indianapolis , Louisville , Milwaukee , and within a one-day drive of one-third of the U.S. population and one-fifth of Canadians. Occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples , Allen County

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456-790: The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) and its thirteen branches since its founding in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library. The entire library system began an $ 84.1 million overhaul of its branches in 2002, finishing work by 2007. The centerpiece, the Main Library Branch, now covers 367,000 square feet (34,100 m ), featuring an art gallery, underground parking garage, bookstore, café, and community auditorium. According to data from 2005, 5.4 million materials were borrowed by patrons, and 2.5 million visits were made throughout

494-652: The Beaux-Arts architecture style, it was one of the most expensive courthouses in the state. It also was filled with artwork that cost more than other entire courthouses of the time. The courthouse has been protected as a National Historic Landmark since 2003. The building is now used primarily as a government annex, as most of the offices were moved across Main Street to the Edwin J. Rousseau Centre in 1971. In recent years, average temperatures in Fort Wayne have ranged from

532-412: The 137,851 households, 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.1% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 35.3 years. The median income for a household in

570-416: The 2010 census, the county has a total area of 660.02 square miles (1,709.4 km ), the largest county in Indiana, of which 657.31 square miles (1,702.4 km ) (or 99.59%) is land and 2.71 square miles (7.0 km ) (or 0.41%) is water. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 355,329 people, 137,851 households, and 90,892 families residing in the county. The population density

608-582: The United States by a group known as the Swiss Amish , whose ancestors emigrated there in the middle of the 19th century. The approximately 7,000 speakers are located mainly in Allen County, Indiana , with "daughter settlements" elsewhere. C , Q , and X are only used in loanwords. Y is also used in native words, but is more common in loanwords. Orthal ( Orthographe alsacienne ) is

646-591: The United States, with between 3,000 and 3,500. Since 1852, Allen County has been home to an Old Order Amish community that speaks an Alsatian dialect , which is quite rare among Amish. There are about 3,190 Amish living around Grabill and New Haven as of 2017. The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana , and by the Indiana Code . County Council: The seven member county council has

684-409: The adult population of Alsace speaks Alsatian, its use has been largely declining amongst the youngest generations. In 2023 local French public schools began offering Alsatian immersion for the first time. The programs have proven popular with students and parents but after years of official state suppression of the language, struggle to find enough teachers. A dialect of Alsatian German is spoken in

722-546: The border with Basel , Switzerland , will speak their dialect with a Swiss person from that area, as they are mutually intelligible for the most part; similar habits may apply to conversations with people of the nearby German Markgräflerland . Some street names in Alsace may use Alsatian spellings (they were formerly displayed only in French but are now bilingual in some places, especially Strasbourg and Mulhouse ). Since 1992,

760-535: The collection of revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government. Court: The county maintains a Circuit Court and a Superior Court. These are the trial courts of general jurisdiction . Allen Superior Court hears the vast majority of cases, and has several divisions with multiple courtrooms. County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff , coroner , auditor , treasurer, recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . Each of these elected officers serves

798-638: The constitution of the Fifth Republic states that French is the official language of the Republic. However, Alsatian, along with other regional languages , is recognized by the French government in the official list of languages of France . France is a signatory to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages but has never ratified the law and has not given regional languages

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836-400: The cornerstone was laid in 1897, the oldest man in the county, Louis Peltier, was present; he remembered Fort Wayne when it was a fort. The courthouse was completed in 1902 at a total cost of $ 817,553. At its dedication, Mayor Henry C. Berghoff and Governor Winfield T. Durbin were present. President Theodore Roosevelt was scheduled to attend as well, although he ultimately did not. Built in

874-585: The county by 19 points and city by 6, but in 2020, while Joe Biden lost the county by 11 points, he recaptured Fort Wayne. The last Democratic Governor to win the county was Frank O'Bannon in 2000 and the last Senator was Evan Bayh during his 2004 landslide . Following the 1930 Census, Fort Wayne was drawn into Indiana's 4th congressional district , which essentially became the 3rd district following 2000 Census. Fort Wayne has been represented in House by Republicans for all but 20 years since 1932. The streak

912-418: The county was $ 47,697 and the median income for a family was $ 60,184. Males had a median income of $ 45,294 versus $ 33,685 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,532. About 9.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. Fort Wayne is cited as having the highest Burmese refugee population in

950-481: The diphthong ÈI. In general the principles of Orthal are to: The vowels are pronounced short or long based on their position in the syllable besides the letter type. A vowel at the end of a syllable, without a subsequent consonant, is a long vowel "V" = Long Vowel (LV). e.g., hà, sì A vowel followed by a single consonant in a syllable is pronounced as a long vowel "V + C" = Long Vowel (LV). e.g., Ros Note – A vowel followed by several consonants ("V + C + C") in

988-471: The form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive and administrative body of the county is made of a three-member board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners serves as president of the board. The commissioners are charged with enacting and executing legislation,

1026-615: The library system. The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department, located in the Main Library Branch, is the largest public genealogy department in the United States, home to more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items of microfilm and microfiche . In addition to the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation department (see List of parks in Fort Wayne, Indiana ), Allen County Parks operates four parks: Allen County Parks are only partially tax supported. Operating expenses must be met through user and program fees. Admission

1064-403: The only occasions since then that a Republican presidential candidate failed to carry the county, and even in 1964, Johnson only won the county by 1.4% and less than 1,500 votes. As of 2020, Joe Biden was the highest vote earner for a Democratic candidate in the history of the county with 73,189 votes. Donald Trump achieved the same feat for his party, with 92,083 votes. Although Allen County

1102-990: The other Alemannic dialects of Baden . It is often confused with Lorraine Franconian , a more distantly related Franconian dialect spoken in the northwest corner of Alsace and in neighbouring Lorraine . Like other dialects and languages, Alsatian has also been influenced by outside sources. Words of Yiddish origin can be found in Alsatian, and modern conversational Alsatian includes adaptations of French words and English words, especially concerning new technologies. Many speakers of Alsatian could, if necessary, write in reasonable standard German . For most this would be rare and confined to those who have learned German at school or through work. As with other dialects, various factors determine when, where, and with whom one might converse in Alsatian. Some dialect speakers are unwilling to speak standard German, at times, to certain outsiders and prefer to use French. In contrast, many people living near

1140-436: The reduction of the number of manufacturing plants and jobs in Allen County. However, Allen County's economy has diversified with time to include defense and security, healthcare, and insurance. Agriculture is also a vital part of the county's economy. In 2009, Forbes ranked the Fort Wayne metropolitan area 67th on its list of 200 metropolitan areas in the "Best Places For Business And Careers" report. Individually, Fort Wayne

1178-649: The state in the provision of welfare and other social services. Allen County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district and is represented by Jim Banks in the United States Congress . It is part of Indiana Senate districts 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19; and Indiana House of Representatives districts 50, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. Over the last 100 years, Allen County has been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The Democratic national landslides of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 as well as Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 constitute

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1216-512: The support that would be required by the charter. Alsatian has gone from being the prevalent language of the region to one in decline. A 1999 INSEE survey counted 548,000 adult speakers of Alsatian in France , making it the second-most-spoken regional language in the country (after Occitan ). Like all regional languages in France, however, the transmission of Alsatian is declining. While 43% of

1254-794: The third public higher educational facility in the city with the Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, a branch of the IU School of Medicine. Religious-affiliated schools in the county include the University of Saint Francis (Roman Catholic), Concordia Theological Seminary ( Lutheran ), and Indiana Wesleyan University ( Wesleyan Church ). Business and technical schools include Indiana Institute of Technology (IIT) as well as regional branches of Trine University , Brown Mackie College , Harrison College , ITT Technical Institute , and International Business College . Public education

1292-440: The ultimate decision-making power regarding fiscal affairs of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Four representatives are elected from county districts, and three members are elected at large. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in

1330-523: Was 540.6 inhabitants per square mile (208.7/km ). There were 152,184 housing units at an average density of 231.5 per square mile (89.4/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 79.3% white, 11.7% black or African American, 2.7% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.9% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.4% were German , 11.4% were Irish , 10.7% were American , and 8.1% were English . Of

1368-404: Was only broken by four Democrats: James Indus Farley from 1933 to 1939, Edward H. Kruse for a single term in 1949–1951, J. Edward Roush from 1971 to 1977 and Jill Long Thompson from 1989 to 1995. (information as of January 2024) The Allen County Courthouse was designed by Brentwood S. Tolan of Fort Wayne, and was built by James Stewart and Company of Saint Louis, Missouri . When

1406-632: Was organized by European Americans on December 17, 1823, from Delaware and Randolph counties; and formed on April 1, 1824, at the Ewing Tavern . The county is named for Colonel John Allen , an attorney and Kentucky state senator who was killed in the War of 1812 . Fort Wayne, founded at the confluences of the Maumee , St. Joseph , and St. Marys rivers, was chosen as the county seat in May 1824. According to

1444-473: Was ranked 5th in cost of living and 12th in cost of doing business. Allen County is home of Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW), with an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The county also holds the main campus of the Northeast Region of Ivy Tech Community College , the second-largest public community college campus in Indiana. Indiana University maintains

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