Fellering

Fellering ( German Felleringen ) is a commune with 1722 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. She is a member of the Local Government Association Vallée de Saint -Amarin.

Geography

The community Fellering lies in the valley of the upper Thur, 30 kilometers northwest of Mulhouse. The 21.3 km ² extensive area of ​​the municipality is bordered to the west by the Lorraine region and is part of the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges. In the northwest of the municipality is the 884 meter high Col d' Oderen leads over the crest of the Vosges.

Neighboring communities of Fellering are Kruth and Oderen in the north, and Linthal Lautenbachzell in the northeast, Ranspach the southeast, Husseren -Wesserling in the south, west and Urbès and Bussang Ventron in the northwest.

History

In the year 973 Fellering is the first mentioned, when Charlemagne much of its local property bequeathed to the monastery Murbach. Definitely the place was but before this date.

Attractions

In a place built in neo-Romanesque church from the 1878-1880 German emperor time stands between 1871 and 1918. An organ of the organ builder Joseph Callinet was replaced by a new organ in 1948.

Traffic

Fellering is operated via the line 16 of the Railway Company TER Alsace, a subsidiary of SNCF, from Mulhouse to Kruth. On the southern edge of the municipality of the national route N 66 runs ( European Route 512) that runs from Mulhouse on the Col de Bussang to Remiremont.

Sports

The town is a center of paragliding. The athletes start mainly from the heights of Markstein and Drumont. 1999 Paragliding World Cup took place here. The area is also of interest for hikers.