Soultz-Haut-Rhin | |
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| Coordinates:47°53′10″N7°13′47″E / 47.886°N 7.2297°E /47.886; 7.2297 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
| Canton | Guebwiller |
| Intercommunality | Région de Guebwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marcello Rotolo[1] |
Area 1 | 29.56 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 7,019 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68315 /68360 |
| Elevation | 239–1,421 m (784–4,662 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Soultz-Haut-Rhin (French pronunciation:[sultsoʁɛ̃]ⓘ;German:Sulz/Oberelsaß) is acommune in theHaut-Rhindépartement inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
Its inhabitants are calledSoultziens (male) orSoultziennes (female).
The town of Soultz-Haut-Rhin has an enclave located northeast ofGoldbach-Altenbach.
The town of Soultz was built around a salted water source from which originates its name.
The origins of Soultz go back to the 7th century.
667 : the written name of Sulza (salted source) is mentioned in a donation fromAdalrich, Duke of Alsace, father of SaintOdile, of the bann of Soultz to the convent ofEbersmunster.
TheSoultz Railway was a 9.8 km (6.1 mi) long military light railway with atrack gauge of600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) that the Germans built and operated duringWorld War I from Soultz to the Niederwald terminus below theHartmannswillerkopf nearWattwiller.
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Soultz has houses from the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
