Leymen

Leymen ( German glues, alsatian Layme ) is a commune with 1151 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the Sundgau in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member congregation of the Communauté de communes de la Porte du Sundgau ( CCPS ).

Geography

Leymen lies on the River Birsig and thus in Leimental; The town is surrounded on three sides by Switzerland. Basel is located about 13 kilometers away, Mulhouse, home of the sub-prefecture, located about 43 kilometers north; Altkirch, the capital of the Sundgau, located about 30 km northwest of Leymen.

Neighboring communities Leymen are Hagenthal -le-Haut, Hagenthal -le- Bas, Neuwiller and Liebenswiller in France and the Swiss municipalities Biel- Benken, Bättwil, Hofstetten- Flüh, Metzerlen -Maria Stone and Roder village.

History

In 735 the town was first mentioned as " Leimone ". The name is due to the soil of clay, which gave to the neighboring Leimental in Switzerland the name. 1910 was the last section of the railway line Basel - digger village in operation at that time also received Leymen a train station. Today Leymen is an estimated also by Swiss residential community in the Greater Basel.

Demographics

Attractions

• One of the longest international tram lines in Europe via the municipality of Leymen. The line has 10 of the Basel Land transport ( BLT) to the neighboring village harvester over the city of Basel to Dornach here their only station on French territory with a lovingly restored station building in half-timbered style.
• The church of Saint -Léger dates from the 19th century.
• Is the Landskron Castle On a mountainside above Leymen.

Gallery

Station Leymen

Landskron Castle