Hindlingen
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Haut-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Altkirch | |
Canton | Masevaux | |
Community association | Sud Alsace Largue | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ' N , 7 ° 8' E | |
height | 339-417 m | |
surface | 8.00 km 2 | |
Residents | 636 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 80 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 68580 | |
INSEE code | 68137 |
Hindlingen is a French commune with 636 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The municipality of Hindlingen im Sundgau is located in the Largue valley , eight kilometers north of the Swiss border and 23 kilometers east of Belfort between Friesen in the southeast and Strueth in the northwest.
history
During excavations, finds from the Neolithic age were made, which prove that the municipality was inhabited at that time. 735 the community was mentioned for the first time as Chuntilingas ("with Huntilos people"). From 1324 to 1648 it belonged to the county of Pfirt , then to Habsburg . In the First World War Hindlingen was partially destroyed.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 247 | 305 | 313 | 361 | 407 | 432 | 599 | 636 |
In the almost 50 years from 1968 to 2001, Hindlingen's population has more than doubled.
Culture and sights
- Stork enclosure
- The cycle path on the old railway line from Seppois-le-Bas to Dannemarie .
- The Sainte-Anne church was built around 1900. Until this church was built, Hindlingen belonged to the parish of Friesen. However, a Gothic chapel , which was built before 1441, previously stood in its place .
- Half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries
- The town hall was built in 1845, at that time it also served as a village school .
economy
The image of the community is characterized by forests, meadows, farmland and ponds. Main branches of business are forestry , agriculture , fruit growing and the breeding of fish and domestic cattle.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 565-567.
Web links
- Hindlingen on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ {{Web archive | text = archive link | url = http: //www.quid.fr/communes.html? Mode = detail & id = 649 & req = Hin & style = fiche | wayback = 20090920200020 | archiv-bot = 2018-04-14 23: 35:46 InternetArchiveBot}} Hindlingen on quid.fr (French). Retrieved October 27, 2009, no longer available since March 25, 2010.
- ↑ Les Ondines du Sundgau (French) Accessed October 27, 2009
- ^ Hindlingen in the Base Mérimée des Ministère de la culture (French) Retrieved October 27, 2009