Soppe-le-Bas

Soppe -le- Bas ( Low German Sulzbach ) is a commune of 720 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to Canton Masevaux and the Local Government Association Vallée de la Doller et Soultzbach.

Geography

Soppe -le- Bach is located in the west of Alsace in Sundgau, 12 kilometers southwest of Cernay and 9.5 kilometers southeast from the cantonal capital Masevaux, between the neighboring communities in the Southeast and Diefmatten Soppe -le-Haut in the northwest.

History

Soppe -le- Bas was first mentioned in 1105 as Suspa documented. In 1185 it was Sulcebach, 1302 called Sulzebach Inferior. Jelly or sulza was the Old High German word for " salt water ". The place name meant so " mineral Bach". The village belonged to the Seigneurie Thann, which in turn belonged from 1324 to 1648 the Holy Roman Empire under the rule of the Habsburgs. From 1648 to the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) was one Soppe -le- Bas to the Duchy of Rethel. The municipality owns the Croix de Guerre (1914-1918), a total of 2952 municipalities received this medal 1917-1926.

Demographics

Attractions

An original church of Saint -Vincent was built in the 14th century. 1706, the church was rebuilt in 1772 and re-designed. The bell tower was repaired in 1784. In 1829 and 1837, the choir and the nave were rebuilt again and enlarged. The church organ was constructed in 1842 by Valentin Rinkenbach. In 1946, Georges Schwenkedel the organ in order to electrical operation. It was classified in 1980 as a monument historique.

Economy

The main activities of the Bas- Soppois (residents ) are forestry, farming, fruit growing, dairy farming and the breeding of domestic cattle and hogs.