Steinsoultz

Steinsoultz ( German Steinsulz ) is a commune with 782 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region. It belongs to Canton Hirsingue and the Local Government Association, Communauté de communes Ill et Gersbach.

Geography

Steinsoultz is the Sundgau, about 20 kilometers west of Basel, 15 kilometers west of Allschwil, about 7.5 kilometers southeast from the cantonal capital Hirsingue, between the neighboring communities Roppentzwiller in the south, the west and Waldighofen Muespach in the east, on a hillside overlooking the valley of Gersbach. The Lieux - dits ( place bearing the name ... ) Fosse Rich Mans, Geissenstuemmler, Kahlhuette, in the bath, snake mats and sun shine belong to the community. Ten percent of the municipal area consists of forest.

The community had to set a breakpoint on the railway line Waldighoffen -Saint -Louis- la- Chaussee of 1915. The passenger was set in 1955 and shut down the track in 1960.

History

In 1883 a stone ax from the Neolithic was found in Steinsoultz.

The village was first mentioned in documents as Steinsulze 1302. Sultz is like the word " brawn" derived from the Old High German word sulza, " salt water ". Steinsoultz therefore means " mineral source from a rock ." What he meant was probably the sulphurous spring at the foot of the vineyard.

The village belonged until 1324 to the county Pfirt, then until 1648 the Habsburgs. In the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia Steinsoultz France was awarded.

1793 received Steinsoultz (as Steinsultz ) in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government. From 1871 to 1919 Steinsoultz belonged to Germany.

Demographics

Policy

Steinsoultz maintains a community partnership with Metzerlen -Maria Stein, Switzerland.

The municipal coat of arms is red, is presented with a golden rock and blue top, on the two silver wave bands. The coat of arms was designed in 1977 and represents the place name