Illzach
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Mulhouse | |
| Canton | Mulhouse-3 | |
| Community association | Mulhouse Alsace agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ' N , 7 ° 21' E | |
| height | 228-237 m | |
| surface | 7.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 14,691 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,959 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68110 | |
| INSEE code | 68154 | |
| Website | www.ville-illzach.fr | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Illzach (Alsatian Illzig ) is a French city in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Mulhouse and the canton of Mulhouse-3 . With 14,691 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Illzach is the fifth largest city in the Haut-Rhin department.
geography
Illzach lies on the Ill , borders on Mulhouse in its south and is thus part of the Mulhouse conurbation . The southeast of the municipality, which reaches up to the Rhine-Rhône Canal , is characterized by commercial areas. The A36 autoroute runs through the city .
Neighboring communities are (clockwise from the north): Wittenheim , Sausheim , Rixheim , Riedisheim , the city of Mulhouse and Kingersheim .
history
Already in the 4th millennium BC The area of today's Illzach was inhabited by farmers who had immigrated from the Danube region. Settlement lasted throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages (3000–450 BC).
In the Gallo-Roman times Illzach was called Uruncis . Its location at the crossroads of important Roman roads allowed for favorable development; but it also meant that the place was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. In the middle of the fourth century AD the place was fortified.
A castle was built in the 11th or 12th century. It was inhabited by the lords of Illzach , whose family died out in the 15th century.
At the beginning of the 14th century Illzach and Modenheim belonged to the Counts of Württemberg . In 1437 the brothers Ulrich and Ludwig von Württemberg sold Illzach and Modenheim to the city of Mulhouse for 3,020 guilders .
The place was often devastated: by the soldiers of the Armagnacs, the Austrians, the Lorraine, the Swedes, the Spaniards and also by conflagrations. The number of residents fell due to the plague and famine. In 1750 there is evidence that Illzach was an independent community.
In 1914 Illzach was one of the first targets of the German army against the French. The city was liberated on November 17, 1918. On May 18, 1940, German troops entered Illzach again. In November 1944, French troops liberated Mulhouse and Modenheim, but the Germans withdrew to Illzach and offered their last resistance there. The result: bombing and evacuation of the population. On January 20, 1945, the city was finally liberated. But many houses were destroyed, including the town hall, the school and the two churches. The post-war period was devoted to reconstruction, which was completed in 1955 with the new construction of the town hall.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 6,688 | 10,575 | 14,988 | 15,396 | 15,485 | 14,947 | 14,889 | 14,545 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, built in 1936
- Protestant Church ( EPRAL ) from 1695/96, restored in 1886
- Saint-Bernard church in the Modenheim district from 1962
St. John the Baptist Church ( Saint Jean-Baptiste )
Protestant Church
Saint-Bernhard church
Al Houda Mosque
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 649-650.
