Waldighofen

Waldighofen
region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Altkirch
Community association	Sundgau
Coordinates	47 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '  N , 7 ° 19'  E
height	342-446 m
surface	4.14 km 2
Residents	1,540 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	372 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	68640
INSEE code	68355
Website	http://www.waldighoffen.com/
Mairie Waldighofen

Waldighofen , often also Waldighoffen, is a French commune with 1540 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 Sundgau community association .

geography

The community of Waldighofen in Sundgau is 14 kilometers southeast of Altkirch . Neighboring communities are Oberdorf in the north, Steinsoultz in the east, Roppentzwiller in the south and Riespach in the west. Waldighofen owned a train station on the Altkirch – Ferrette railway line . From 1915, the Waldighoffen – Saint-Louis-la-Chaussée railway branched off at the station ; it was closed in 1960.

Church of St. Peter and Paul in Waldighofen

Birthplace of the Alemannic poet Nathan Katz

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	936	967	1039	1017	1048	1178	1412	1542

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , pp. 602-603.

Web links

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