Altkirch, Haut-Rhin Département, Grand Est, France
🇫🇷 Altkirch is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau.
Etymology The name of the commune means old church (Alsatian: Àlta Kìrch or Àlta Kìrech; German: Alte Kirche).
History In the 1370s, the citizens of Altkirch made battle and won against a company of Gugler mercenaries.
Demography The resident population number of 5,500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4,500 working, 3,000 studying, 3,000 for medical treatment and another 5,000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).
Europe/Paris/Haut-Rhin
Altkirch has a population of over 5,698 people. Altkirch also forms the centre of the wider Altkirch Arrondissement which has a population of over 69,793 people. It is also a part of the larger Haut-Rhin Département.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Altkirch has links with:
🇮🇹 San Daniele, Italy 🇮🇹 San Daniele del Friuli, Italy🇩🇪 Waldshut-Tiengen 47.617
🇭🇺 Óbuda-Békásmegyer 47.567
🇩🇪 Recklinghausen 7.193
🇩🇪 Sankt Augustin 7.191
🇩🇪 Birkenfeld 7.183
🇩🇪 Neunkirchen 7.18
Locations Near: Altkirch 7.23921,47.6234
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🇨🇭 Delémont 7.35,47.367 d: 29.7
🇫🇷 Belfort 6.852,47.64 d: 29.1
🇨🇭 Arlesheim 7.617,47.483 d: 32.3
🇫🇷 Montbéliard 6.8,47.51 d: 35.3
🇫🇷 Colmar 7.358,48.079 d: 51.4
🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne 7.25,47.133 d: 54.5
Antipodal to: Altkirch -172.761,-47.623
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16059
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