Huningue

Huningue ( German Hüningen; Alsatian hinige and Hininge ) is a commune with 6760 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It is the capital of the eponymous canton and a member of the Association of Municipalities Trois Frontières.

Huningue on the left side of the Rhine is immediately adjacent to Basel in Switzerland and Weil am Rhein in Germany. In the Huningue Huningue Canal branches off from the Rhine. Right of the Rhine is Kleinhueningen an urban district outside of Basel. The French borders the following municipalities of Saint- Louis and Village -Neuf.

History

Hüningen was first mentioned in 828 in a donation to the monastery of St. Gall. Subsequently, the owners changed several more times. The city of Basel did not succeed, despite some efforts to gain possession of the former Hapsburg neighboring village.

• The Three Countries Bridge, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rhine, connects with the German town of Weil am Rhein since 2007 Huninge. It is the world's longest arch bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, and was designed by the now living and working in Paris Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger in collaboration with the Office LAP Leonhardt Andra & Partner ( Berlin / Stuttgart). The name derives from the border triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland, which is located 200 m south of the Rhine. North of the Palmrainbrücke connects the two places to motorized traffic and offers direct access to the German Autobahn A 5

• Huningue maintains since 1962 a partnership with the lying on the opposite side of the Rhine German town of Weil am Rhein, as well as with Soustons Aquitaine.