Steinbach (Haut-Rhin)

Steinbach
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Cernay
Community association	Thann-Cernay
Coordinates	47 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 9' E Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ' N , 7 ° 9' E
height	309-922 m
surface	6.09 km 2
Residents	1,360 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	223 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68700
INSEE code	68322
	; Town hall and school building

Steinbach is a French commune with 1,360 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 . With the exception of the southeast, the municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .

geography

The municipality of Steinbach is located at the foot of the Vosges , about 17 kilometers northwest of Mulhouse . The settlement area of the municipality extends in the valley of the Thur tributary Erzenbach and merges seamlessly into that of the city of Cernay in the southeast . The wooded terrain rises steeply to the northwest; At 922 m above sea level, the Becherkopf is the highest point in the municipality.

Neighboring communities of Steinbach are Uffholtz in the northeast, Cernay in the south, Vieux-Thann in the southwest, Ammertzwiller in the south, Thann in the west, and Bitschwiller-lès-Thann in the northwest (point of contact).