Muhlbach-sur-Munster
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Wintzenheim | |
| Community association | Vallée de Munster | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ' N , 7 ° 5' E | |
| height | 436-1,283 m | |
| surface | 7.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 767 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68380 | |
| INSEE code | 68223 | |
 Mairie Muhlbach |
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Muhlbach-sur-Munster (German Mühlbach in Alsace , Alsatian mite ) is a French commune with 767 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé and the canton of Wintzenheim and is a member of the Vallée de Munster municipality . The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
geography
Muhlbach-sur-Munster is located on the upper Fecht in the last quarter of the Munster valley ( Vallée de Munster ) between Breitenbach and Metzeral . The municipality extends in the west close to the ridge of the Vosges . The Gaschney ski area is located here (1011 m).
The municipality has a stop on the Colmar – Metzeral railway line , which is used by TER Alsace trains.
history
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Muhlbach-sur-Munster belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Colmar district in the Upper Alsace district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1140 | 746 | 770 | 728 | 668 | 631 | 725 | 761 | 767 |
Worth seeing
Muhlbach has several sights. In addition to a Catholic church (consecrated in 1929) and a Protestant church (1930), there is also a sledge and woodwork museum.
Evangelical Church Muhlbach
Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew
Sledge museum
Personalities
- Johann Carolus (1575–1634), founded the world's first weekly newspaper in Strasbourg in 1605
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 889-891.
Web links
proof
- ^ Dictionary of Alsatian dialects
- ↑ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Colmar district ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2016 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.
