- Soultz-Haut-Rhin
French commune
nomcommune=Soultz-Haut-Rhin
région=Alsace
département=Haut-Rhin
arrondissement=Guebwiller
canton=Soultz-Haut-Rhin
insee=68315
cp=68360
mayor= Thomas Birgaentzlé
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=C.C. de la région de Guebwiller
longitude=7.22972
latitude=47.886
alt moy=270 m
alt mini=239 m
alt maxi=1,421 m
hectares=2,956
km²=29.56
sans=6,640
date-sans=1999
dens=224
date-dens=1999Soultz-Haut-Rhin is a French town, located in the département of
Haut-Rhin and the regionAlsace . Its inhabitants are called "Soultziens" and "Soultziennes".Geography
The town of Soultz-Haut-Rhin has an enclave located north-east of
Goldbach-Altenbach .The town of Soultz was built around a salted water source from which originates its name.
History
The origins of Soultz go back to the 7th century.
667 : the written name of Sulza (salted source) ismentioned in a donation from
Adalrich, Duke of Alsace , father of SaintOdile , of the bann of Soultz to the convent ofEbersmunster .Demography
* 1962 : 4,750
* 1968 : 4,910
* 1975 : 5,689
* 1982 : 5,696
* 1990 : 5,867
* 1999 : 6,640Places and monuments
In the town of Soultz still remain houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
* The Church Saint-Mauritius, l'église Saint-Maurice (1270-1489)
* The Bucheneck Castle (historical museum)
* La Nef des Jouets (The Toys Vessel, museum of toys)Characters related to the town
*
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès , who married Catherine Gontcharoff, eldest sister ofAlexander Pushkin 's wife. A duel between the two men led to Pushkin's death.
*Auguste-César West (1810-1880), prefect ofHaut-Rhin from 1848 to 1850 then prefect ofBas-Rhin until 1855 and ofHaute-Garonne until 1859.
*Bernard Genghini , footballist, born in 1958 in Soultz
*Pierre Villon (1901-1980), whose real name was Pierre Ginsburger, was a French political figure who took part to the Resistance.
*Katia Krafft , volcanologue, born in 1942 in Soultz. Spouse of the volcanologueMaurice Krafft . Both of them were carried off in 1991 by a pyroclastical flow on the sides of theMount Unzen (Japan).See also
*
Communes of the Haut-Rhin department External links
* [http://www.soultz68.fr/ Site officiel de la mairie de Soultz]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=65229 Soultz-Haut-Rhin sur le site de l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=68315&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Soultz-Haut-Rhin sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Soultz-Haut-Rhin Soultz-Haut-Rhin sur le site du Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=680315 Localisation de Soultz-Haut-Rhin sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=47.8866666666667&longitude=7.22972222222222&zoom=8 Plan de Soultz-Haut-Rhin sur Mapquest]
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