Bendorf (Haut-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
| Canton | Altkirch | |
| Community association | Sundgau | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 479-680 m | |
| surface | 7.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 216 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68480 | |
| INSEE code | 68025 | |
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Bendorf is a French commune with 216 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in the Grand Est region . The place is located in the canton of Altkirch in the Altkirch arrondissement . The community is a member of the Sundgau community association .
The highest point is at 677 m above sea level in the northern part of the municipality. The center of the village is approximately 550 m above sea level. The most important branch of business is agriculture. Main roads connect Bendorf with Durlinsdorf and Ferrette . Other neighboring communities are Mœrnach , Kœstlach , Vieux-Ferrette , Ligsdorf and Winkel .
history
Bendorf was originally a branch of the parish of St. Mauritius in Ligsdorf . In a document in the Vatican archive from 1302, an Ecclesia Bennendorf in the Elsgau dean's office was mentioned, but it meant the St. Mauritius Church in Ligsdorf. This was confirmed by a document dated December 5, 1346, issued by officials of the Bishop of Basel, concerning a chapel that the community of Bendorf began to build without the permission of the Bishop of Basel. The parishioners cited the great distance to their parish church in Ligsdorf and the difficulties of getting there, especially in rainy weather and in winter. The noble Ulrich Loevenburg , rector of the parish church mentioned, had approved the completion and consecration of the chapel in Bendorf. The first cemetery in Bendorf dates back to 1146. When this became too small, the residents built a new cemetery on a plateau west of the village, facing the rising sun. A new small chapel was built here. After the destruction of the St. Mauritius Chapel in Ligsdorf in 1444, which was too small and dilapidated, the new Church of the Exaltation of the Cross was built on the same site at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century. This too soon fell into disrepair and was replaced in 1783 by today's Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the center of the village of Bendorf. This church is also under the patronage of St. Sebastian , who was invoked against the plague. The legend of the “plague cross” is borne out by the cross opposite the entrance to the cemetery chapel. In memory of the old chapel and the former church, the community built today's cemetery chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus in Bendorf with the demolition material. The east gable of the chapel with a small Gothic opening comes from a niche in the old church.
Population development
| 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| 196 | 147 | 149 | 142 | 176 | 202 | 202 | 228 | 207 |
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : In silver, a red paw cross with a black arrow pointing to the head of the shield behind the horizontal arms of the cross.
Attractions
- Ferme du Schutzenwald , a farm that dates back to 1554
- Exaltation of the Cross Church ( L'église Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix ), built in 1783
- Cemetery chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, built in 1801
- Plague cross from 1624
Exaltation of the Cross Church, west side
Exaltation of the Cross Church, south side
Cemetery chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus
Interior of the Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 385-386.
Individual evidence
- ^ Text by Gérard Mauch and Emile Raetsch on an information board in front of the cemetery chapel (in French)
- ^ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Altkirch district
Web links
- Bendorf on ccja-jura-alsacien.net (French)