Sondernach
Sondernach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Located in the parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges, the village of Sondernach shares with Mittlach the benefit of being situated on the slopes of a large valley watered by one of the streams forming the river Fecht. The altitude of the centre is between 500 and 600 metres. Its only immediate neighbour is the commune of Metzeral to the north. Origin of name The origin of the village's name is unclear. It could be from ''der Sonne nahe'' meaning "near the Sun", or ''zum sundern Ach'' meaning "near the south stream", Sondernach being the furthest south village in the valley. History Sondernach first appears in archives in the 12th century. Around 1240, the Benedictine Abbey of Munster owned lands in the village. From 1287, the village was made part of the valley community grouping Munster and the ten communes of the Fecht. It was destroyed during the First W ...
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Communes Of The Haut-Rhin Department
The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
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