Sickert, Haut-Rhin

Sickert is a commune with 331 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ), in the Alsace Haut -Rhin. It belongs to the district Thann, to Canton Masevaux and community association Vallée de la Doller et Soultzbach.

Geography

The municipality is located in Sickert Doller valley in the Vosges and is part of the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges. The Doller forms the southern boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring communities of Sickert are Masevaux in the northeast, east and southeast, Niederbruck in the west and Kirchberg and Wegscheid in the northwest.

History

The name Sickert (derived from seep ) first appears in documents of the year 1482. At that time the village belonged to the Abbey of Masevaux.

Demographics

Culture and sights

  • Mary Our Lady Church ( Église de la Vierge - Auxiliatrice or Église Notre -Dame- du- Perpetual - Secours )
  • Kauzkapelle ( Chapelle des chouettes or Alsatian S'Kutzakapala )

Is held every year on the first weekend in July, the nationally renowned Cherry Festival (La fête des cerises ).

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Thann Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Doller (river) Vosges Mountains Kirchberg (Haut-Rhin) Wegscheid (Haut-Rhin) Burnhaupt-le-Bas Burnhaupt-le-Haut Dolleren Lauw Mortzwiller Oberbruck Sentheim Soppe-le-Bas Aspach-le-Bas Aspach-le-Haut Bernwiller Bourbach-le-Bas Bourbach-le-Haut Cernay (Haut-Rhin) Fellering Goldbach-Altenbach Husseren-Wesserling Kruth Leimbach (Haut-Rhin) Malmerspach Michelbach (Haut-Rhin) Mitzach Mollau Moosch Oderen Rammersmatt Ranspach Roderen Saint-Amarin Schweighouse-Thann Staffelfelden Steinbach (Haut-Rhin) Storckensohn Thann, Haut-Rhin Uffholtz Wattwiller Wildenstein Willer-sur-Thur Wittelsheim
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