Hagenbach (Haut-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
| Canton | Masevaux | |
| Community association | Sud Alsace Largue | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ' N , 7 ° 9' E | |
| height | 279-343 m | |
| surface | 4.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 706 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 147 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68210 | |
| INSEE code | 68119 | |
 Hagenbach town hall |
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Hagenbach is a French commune with 706 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It is part of the Altkirch arrondissement , the Masevaux canton and is a member of the Sud Alsace Largue community association .
geography
The municipality of Hagenbach is 17 kilometers south of Cernay and 18 kilometers southwest of Mulhouse in Sundgau . The Rhine-Rhône Canal forms the northern border of the municipality.
history
The place name is composed of the German words Hagen and Bach .
In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the county of Pfirt , from 1324 to 1648 it belonged to the Habsburgs. The Hagenbach family was mentioned for the first time in 1291 as Seigneurs von Hagenbach, they had been in a feudal relationship with the Habsburgs since 1351 . Peter von Hagenbach (1420–1474), was appointed by the Duke of Burgundy as governor based in Ensisheim . He owned a castle in Hagenbach, which was destroyed in 1466 by troops of the Old Confederation .
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Hagenbach 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 .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 508 | 525 | 548 | 468 | 543 | 595 | 593 | 687 | 706 |
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the community corresponds to the family coat of arms of the Hagenbach family.
Culture and sights
On the Rhine-Rhône Canal near Hagenbach there is an inland port with boat rental and a well-developed cycle path.
The baroque church of Saint-Pierre (St. Peter) was built in 1779.
economy
There was a brickworks in Hagenbach until 1972 . Today there are several craft businesses in the village, four shops and six farms. The primary school is organized together with the community of Gommersdorf . It has four classes, a kindergarten and a school canteen . The school building also houses the fire department equipment .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 314-315.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hagenbach on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Accessed December 17, 2009
- ^ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Altkirch district
- ↑ river ports on the website of the Sundgauer Hügelland ; Retrieved December 17, 2009