Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin Explained

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (68).svg
Arrondissement:Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton:Wintzenheim
Insee:68051
Postal Code:68380
Mayor:Monique Hans[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallée de Munster
Coordinates:48.0242°N 7.1014°W
Elevation M:440
Elevation Min M:414
Elevation Max M:1165
Area Km2:9.37

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (German: Breitenbach; Alsatian: Bräitebàch or Bräiteba) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Its inhabitants are Breitenbachois. Its official name distinguishes it from Breitenbach, Bas-Rhin.

The place name appears in thirteenth-century documents, and is composed of the words breit ("wide") and bach ("stream"). The valley in which it lies was a possession of the Abbey of Munster until the French Revolution.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.