Durlinsdorf
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Haut-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
Canton | Altkirch | |
Community association | Sundgau | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 14 ′ E | |
height | 420-676 m | |
surface | 7.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 566 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 68480 | |
INSEE code | 68074 | |
Website | http://www.durlinsdorf.net/ | |
![]() Town hall and school building |
Durlinsdorf (German Dürlinsdorf ) is a French commune with 566 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She is a member of the Sundgau community association .
geography
Durlinsdorf is located in Sundgau , on the edge of the French Jura . The Grumbach , a tributary of the Largue , emerges from a narrow mountain valley that is surrounded by heights of up to 640 m above sea level.
history
The village first appeared in 1147 as Turlanstorf and was later part of the County of Ferrette . In the 16th century Durlinsdorf was a seat of the Lords of Pfirt . The Thirty Years War left devastation in Durlinsdorf. Louis XIV made every effort to repopulate the village. From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Durlinsdorf belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district .
Archaeological research on a construction site in 1966 found a large skeleton, sword and dagger.
Population development
year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 471 | 411 | 437 | 431 | 440 | 462 | 493 | 477 | 566 |
economy
There are several farms in Durlinsdorf that specialize in the cultivation of grain, especially corn, and in meat and milk production.
A sawmill employs more than 20 people. In particular, roof beams and components for mountain huts are produced there.
The village also has a butcher's shop, a company that produces road surfaces, a marquee rental company, a fuel dealer and a wine dealer.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 395-396.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julius Kindler von Knobloch : Upper Baden gender book . Volume 1, Winter, Heidelberg 1898, pp. 79ff, online version
- ^ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Altkirch district