Sundhoffen

Sundhoffen ( German Sundhofen ) is a municipality with 1921 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in Alsace, in the French department of Haut-Rhin. It is located in the arrondissement of Colmar and there in Canton Andolsheim.

History

The name Sundhoffen allegedly caused by the designation Südhof, so the name of a well located outside the walled city of Colmar farm have been. While the old village was on the west side of the river Ill for centuries, until after the Second World War, a development area of the Ill is east emerged. Today there are only a few full-time farmers, most of them work well in Colmar.

In 1848 all the male inhabitants were given the right to vote and were for the first time so involved in the politics of France.

Around the same time was built for the first time a strong, permanent bridge over the Ill; it replaced the earlier, more fragile river crossings.

Demographics

At the beginning of the 19th century, the population explosion, first, around 1840 to 1278 inhabitants. But then the place lost its inhabitants again and until 1975 lived again similar to many people in the community. Rural-urban migration was the cause of depopulation.

Attractions

• Church of St. Joseph
• Southeast side
• Northeast side

Traffic

Sundhoffen is located on the railway line Colmar- Volgelsheim - Marckolsheim, which is now used between Colmar and Volgelsheim only for freight transport, while operating on the Rhine parallel section between Volgelsheim Marckolsheim and on weekends, a railway museum with steam operation.