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Altkirch (, ; gsw, label= Alsatian, Àltkìrech) is a commune in the
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).
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means ''Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is th ...
department in Alsace
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in north-eastern France
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.
The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau
Sundgau ( or ; ) is a geographical territory in the southern Alsace region (Haut Rhin and Territoire de Belfort, Belfort), on the eastern edge of France. The name is derived from Alemannic German ''Sunt-Gau (territory), gowe'' ("South shire"), deno ...
.
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
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(Nagorno-Karabakh
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) 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 department of Haut-Rhin.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Altkirch and Sundgau Community
Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art
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Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art
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