Saint-Amarin
Saint -Amarin ( German Saint Amarin ) is a commune with 2353 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to the district Thann, is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the Canton of Saint -Amarin and the seat of the Municipal Association Vallée de Saint -Amarin.
Geography
The community in the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges is located in the Thur valley in the Vosges Mountains, about 30 km from Mulhouse.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Amarin are Lautenbachzell in the north, Geishouse in the east, in the southeast Moosch, Malmerspach in the south, southwest, and Ranspach Mitzach in the west. The settlements of Malmerspach and Ranspach have now grown together with Saint -Amarin.
History
In the 7th century the monk Amarinus founded († 676 ), a monastery and named it Doroangus. Around the monastery there is a small settlement, which like the whole Thurtal end of the 9th century it became the property of the monastery Murbach developed. One appointed by the monastery Vogt managed the monastery estates until the French Revolution in 1789. The name Saint -Amarin was mentioned in 1135 for the first time. A church was built in 1050-1100.
The Thirty Years War decimated the population considerably. The onset of industrialization, the end of the 18th century meant that many residents artisans and peasants were the same, thus operated agriculture only as a sideline. This phase was completed in the 1950s.
Demographics
Culture and sights
- The present church dates from the year 1758.
- From Castle Fried castle from the 13th century only ruins can be seen.
- The Musée Serret has exhibits on the history of the place and its surroundings as well as works by regional artists and is open during the summer months afternoon ( except on Tuesdays).