Jungholtz
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller | |
| Canton | Guebwiller | |
| Community association | Region of Guebwiller | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 53 ' N , 7 ° 12' E | |
| height | 297-881 m | |
| surface | 4.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 898 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 225 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68500 | |
| INSEE code | 68159 | |
Jungholtz (German Jungholz ) is a French commune with 898 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alsatian department of Haut-Rhin in the Grand Est region .
geography
Jungholtz is located on the edge of the southern Vosges, west of the municipality of Soultz-Haut-Rhin and at the entrance to the Rimbachtal ( Vallon du Rimbach ), which includes Rimbachzell and Rimbach-près-Guebwiller . Jungholtz includes the hamlet of Sainte-Anne with a chapel and a rehabilitation center and Thierenbach with a basilica.
history
The first documentary mention comes from the year 1220. Since 1880 the community has been independent. Until the end of the First World War , Jungholtz belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Gebweiler district in the Upper Alsace district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 989 | 663 | 678 | 669 | 653 | 677 | 658 | 915 | 898 |
Attractions
The castle, the Château des seigneurs de Jungholtz , was built in the 17th century. The Jungholtz Jewish cemetery is the best preserved in the Haut-Rhin department. The pilgrimage site of Thierenbach with its Baroque-style Basilica minor : Our Lady of Thierenbach is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Alsace.
Thierenbach Basilica
Jewish Cemetery
Town hall and school building
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1202-1211.
