Altkirch
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Altkirch (Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[1]
The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau.
Etymology
The name of the commune means old church (Template:Langx or Àlta Kìrech; Template:Langx).
History
In the 1370s, the citizens of Altkirch battled and won against a company of Gugler mercenaries.[2]
Demography
Its inhabitants are known as Altkirchois.
The resident population number of 5500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4500 working, 3000 studying, 3000 for medical treatment and another 5000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).
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Sister cities
- Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) Füzuli (2016)
See also
- Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
References
External links
- Altkirch and Sundgau Community Template:In lang
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- Photographic visit to Altkirch Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
- Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art Template:In lang
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
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