Sondersdorf

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Sondersdorf
Sondersdorf coat of arms
Sondersdorf (France)
Sondersdorf
region Grand Est
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Altkirch
Canton Altkirch
Community association Sundgau
Coordinates 47 ° 29 ′  N , 7 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′  N , 7 ° 20 ′  E
height 444-784 m
surface 8.44 km 2
Residents 335 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 68480
INSEE code 68312

Mairie and school buildings

Sondersdorf is a French commune with 335 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region ( Alsace until 2015 ). It belongs to the arrondissement Altkirch , the canton Altkirch and the municipality association Sundgau .

geography

The municipality of Sondersdorf is located in the southern Sundgau , about 22 kilometers southeast of Altkirch and 25 kilometers southwest of Basel . The center of the village is 515 m above sea level. The Ill flows south of the village center . The community area extends in the south to the Glaserberg and about two thirds of it is forested. The district of Hippoltskirch belongs to Sondersdorf.

In the north, Sondersdorf borders on Bouxwiller , in the east on Raedersdorf , in the south or on the Glaserberg on Kiffis , in the west on Ligsdorf and in the northwest on Ferrette .

history

From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Sondersdorf belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Altkirch district in the Upper Alsace district .

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In silver, a red heart over a sun with a face (midday sun ); a golden carpenter's saw (frame saw) placed over it.

Population development

year 1910 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2011 2017
Residents 335 282 297 296 307 300 317 345 349 335

Attractions

  • St. Martin's Church, built in 1778
  • Chapel of St. Martin in Hippoltskirch dating back to 1148, restored in 1778 and 1953, when historique monument classified
St. Martin Church
Chapel in Hippoltskirch

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 446-449.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Municipal directory Germany 1900 - Altkirch district
  2. ↑ Entry on culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved November 1, 2010 (French).

Web links

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