Schweighouse-Thann
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller | |
| Canton | Cernay | |
| Community association | Thann-Cernay | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ' N , 7 ° 10' E | |
| height | 271-329 m | |
| surface | 10.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 767 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68520 | |
| INSEE code | 68302 | |
Schweighouse-Thann ( German Schweighausen-Thann ) 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 Thann-Guebwiller and the canton of Cernay .
geography
The municipality is located about ten kilometers west of Mulhouse . The Doller forms the southern boundary of Schweighouse-Thann.
Saint-Nicolas church
Town hall and school building
View of Schweighouse-Thann, with Saint-Nicolas in the middle
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 457 | 509 | 601 | 601 | 658 | 683 | 720 |
Personalities
- Birthplace of Henriette von Oberkirch (* July 5, 1754 in Schweighouse (German: Schweighausen) near Thann in Alsace; † June 10, 1803 in Strasbourg), better known as Baronne d'Oberkirch, was a born Waldner von Freundstein
- Birthplace of Count Theodor Waldner von Freundstein , (born November 27, 1786 in Schweighouse (German: Schweighausen) near Thann in Alsace; † 1864); Franco-German aristocrat and military, lord of the Weinheim and Limburgerhof castle . The Waldner von Freundstein family are a long-established Alsatian noble family. Their destroyed ancestral castle Freundstein near Goldbach, the highest castle in Alsace, is still owned by the family today.
Drowned castle of Schweighouse-Thann
The fortification dates from the 14th century and was used by the Hack family from Schweighouse until it was extinguished. It was then held by the Waldner family and structurally expanded. The building was constructed in 1569–1571, as well as 1626–1628 and 1715. During the French Revolution in 1801 and later again in 1837, the buildings were partially destroyed. The last traces were lost during the First World War 1914–1918.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 154-155.
