Harskirchen
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Saverne | |
| Canton | Ingwiller | |
| Community association | Alsace Bossue | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 7 ° 2' E | |
| height | 213-277 m | |
| surface | 14.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 860 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 67260 | |
| INSEE code | 67183 | |
Harskirchen is a French commune with 860 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ).
geography
The municipality of Harskirchen is located on the Saar in the extreme north-west of the Bas-Rhin department. The valley of which opens here in the Saar Naubach following Saar channel (Canal of Houillères de la Sarre) during his ascent towards Marne-Rhine canal .
Attractions
Sights include the Baroque Lutheran church from the 18th century and the Catholic church with a neo-Gothic tower from the 19th century.
coat of arms
In the coat of arms the coats of arms of the County of Saar Werden and the County of Saarbrücken are combined. Description of coat of arms : Split in black and blue; on the right a gold-beaked, red-tongued silver double-headed eagle at the gap; on the left, on a field strewn with common silver crosses , a gold-crowned silver lion .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Residents | 721 | 742 | 911 | 821 | 871 | 847 | 877 | 838 | 849 |
Personalities
- Albert von Schultze (1781–1851), head of the Bavarian forest administration
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 1071-1074.
