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Arrondissement Of Altkirch
The arrondissement of Altkirch is an arrondissement of France in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 108 communes. Its population is 69,793 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Altkirch, and their INSEE codes, are: # Altenach (68002) # Altkirch (68004) # Aspach (68010) # Ballersdorf (68017) # Balschwiller (68018) # Bellemagny (68024) # Bendorf (68025) # Berentzwiller (68027) # Bernwiller (68006) # Bettendorf (68033) # Bettlach (68034) # Biederthal (68035) # Bisel (68039) # Bouxwiller (68049) # Bréchaumont (68050) # Bretten (68052) # Buethwiller (68057) # Carspach (68062) # Chavannes-sur-l'Étang (68065) # Courtavon (68067) # Dannemarie (68068) # Diefmatten (68071) # Durlinsdorf (68074) # Durmenach (68075) # Eglingen (68077) # Elbach (68079) # Emlingen (68080) # Eteimbes (68085) # Falkwiller (68086) # Feldbach (68087) # Ferrette (68090) # Fislis (68092) # Franken (68096) # Friesen (68098) # F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altkirch
Altkirch (, ; gsw, label= Alsatian, Àltkìrech) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau. Etymology The name of the commune means ''old church'' ( gsw-FR, Àlta Kìrch or ''Àlta Kìrech''; german: Alte Kirche). History In the 1370s, the citizens of Altkirch made battle and won against a company of Gugler mercenaries. Demography Its inhabitants are known as ''Altkirchois''. The resident population number of 5500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4500 working, 3000 studying, 3000 for medical treatment and another 5000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities). Sister cities *Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) Füzuli (2016) See also * Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town. * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettendorf, Haut-Rhin
Bettendorf () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durlinsdorf
Durlinsdorf (; german: Dürlinsdorf; gsw-als, Deerlersterf) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Administration Durlinsdorf is a part of the Sundgau region, in the arrondissement of Altkirch and the canton of Altkirch. Economy Local employment generally not being sufficient to support all the residents of the town, a majority work in nearby Switzerland. However, the following companies do operate in and around Durlinsdorf, and contribute to the local economy. * A sawmill employing more than 20 people specializing in the frames and construction of country cottages. * A butcher shop which also operates as a restaurant. * A wine and liquor shop. * A company specializing in outdoor party and reception equipment. * A photographer. Church Sts Peter and Paul, Durlinsdorf's historic Roman Catholic church, is built at the end of a rocky outcrop which overlooks the village and the valley of Grumbach. Local tradition holds that the church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diefmatten
Diefmatten () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is about 15 km west of Mulhouse. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dannemarie, Haut-Rhin
Dannemarie (; german: Dammerkirch; gsw-FR, Dàmmerkìrch) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It was the seat of a canton of the same name and is the seat of the ''Communauté de communes de la Porte d'Alsace''. Geography The town is situated in Sundgau between the towns of Mulhouse (approximately 27 km north) and Belfort (approximately 23 km west) and lies on the river Largue, a tributary of the Ill (a river which flows into the Rhein). It can be reached via the Routes départementales D-103 (Thann-Delle) and D-419 (Belfort-Altkirch-Basel). History In 1016 the town is mentioned as ''Danamarachiricha'' meaning "Church of the Lady Mary". Throughout history the name changed several times and took on some French and German forms. The name in the local German language was Dammerskirch. From the thirteenth century until 1324 it was part of the Ferrette region. Until the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648 it was ruled over b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtavon
Courtavon (; german: Ottendorf; gsw-als, Ottederf) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavannes-sur-l'Étang
Chavannes-sur-l'Étang (; german: Schaffnatt am Weiher) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carspach
Carspach (; german: Karspach) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Etymology Carspach has historically been attested as ''Charoltespach'' in 877 and ''Karolspach'' in 1266. The toponym ''Carspach'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym '' Charoald''. The Germanic hydronym '' *-bak(i)'' entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form ''-bach'' and Romantic ''-bais''. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buethwiller
Buethwiller (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretten, Haut-Rhin
Bretten () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bréchaumont
Bréchaumont (; german: Brückensweiler; gsw-als, Bruckedswiller) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * 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):Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouxwiller, Haut-Rhin
Bouxwiller (; german: Buchsweiler; gsw, Buxwiller, label= Alemannic German, or ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France. Toponymy ''Puxuvilare'' is the earliest spelling of the town, as mentioned in 724. In 737, ''Buxwilari'' and ''Buxovillare'' were used. Eventually, ''Buchsweiler'' became the standard German spelling. The spelling of the town is ''Busswiller'' in Alsatian. The current spelling of the town's name dates to the French Revolution. In 1792, the German spelling ''Buchsweiler''—sometimes seen as ''Bouxweiler''—was officially replaced with its French equivalent ''Bouxwiller'', then Bouxviller in 1793. During the German annexation of Alsace from 1871 to 1918 and German annexation between 1940 and 1944, the town reverted to its German spelling Buchsweiler. The name of the town is composed of two elements: Boux- and -willer. The suffix -willer is the French spelling of the German -weiler, which derives from the Medieval Old High Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
