Merxheim (Haut-Rhin)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller | |
| Canton | Guebwiller | |
| Community association | Region of Guebwiller | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 7 ° 18' E | |
| height | 208-229 m | |
| surface | 9.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,261 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 139 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68500 | |
| INSEE code | 68203 | |
Merxheim is a French commune with 1261 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller and the Canton of Guebwiller .
geography
The municipality of Merxheim is located on the Lauch , about halfway between Mulhouse and Colmar .
Neighboring communities are (clockwise from the north) Gundolsheim , Meyenheim , Réguisheim , Raedersheim , Issenheim and Bergholtz .
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Merxheim 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 | 775 | 943 | 950 | 986 | 1001 | 1039 | 1147 | 1276 | 1261 |
Attractions
The Church of St. Peter and Paul was rebuilt in 1772. The Romanesque bell tower, however, dates back to the 11th century. The church is listed as a monument historique .
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Infrastructure
Merxheim has its own stop on the Strasbourg – Basel railway line and direct road connections to Raedersheim , Issenheim , Gundolsheim and Meyenheim .
Community partnerships
The German municipality of the same name in Merxheim in Rhineland-Palatinate has been Merxheim's partner municipality since 1973 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 1212-1215.
Web links
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- ↑ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Gebweiler district
- ↑ Monuments historiques database
- ↑ Council of the Municipalities and Regions of Europe / German Section ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
