Soultzbach-les-Bains
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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 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 306-899 m | |
| surface | 7.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 735 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 68230 | |
| INSEE code | 68316 | |
 Mairie Soultz-les-Bains |
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Soultzbach-les-Bains (German Bad Sulzbach , Alsatian Sulzbe ) is a French commune with 735 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). She is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Munster . The municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
geography
The small health resort is located on the Alsace Wine Route on the department road N 417 5 km west of Munster and 15 km west-southwest of Colmar . The two creeks Krebsbach and Runsbach flow through it.
Soultzbach-les-Bains has, together with Wihr-au-Val, a stop on the Colmar – Metzeral railway line .
history
Soultzbach was first mentioned in 1211 under the name "Soulcebach". The name is derived from the local salt production .
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Soultzbach-les-Bains 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 |
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| Residents | 646 | 505 | 554 | 576 | 573 | 588 | 602 | 650 | 735 |
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Attractions
- Church of Saint John the Baptist, built in the 15th century.
- Chapel of Saint Catherine, built in the 15th century and restored in the 18th century.
- A fountain from 1601.
- The 13th century Hattstatt-Schauenbourg Castle . In 1603 the castle was handed over from the Hattstatt House to the noble family of Schauenburg. The latter converted the property into a hotel for spa guests: the healing powers of the local springs had meanwhile got around.
Regular events
- On the last Saturday of June each year, St. John's Night is celebrated with an impressive fire.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 900-903.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michel Paul Urban: Lieux dits. Dictionnaire étymologique et historique des noms de lieux en Alsace. Édition du Rhin, Strasbourg 2003: p. 273
- ↑ 1910: Register of municipalities in Germany 1900 - Colmar district