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Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Soultz-Haut-Rhin (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. INSEE Its inhabitants are called ''Soultziens'' (male) or ''Soultziennes'' (female). Geography The town of Soultz-Haut-Rhin has an enclave located northeast of Goldbach-Altenbach. The town of Soultz was built around a salted water source from which originates its name.History The origins of Soultz go back to the 7th century. 667 : the written name of Sulza (salted source) is mentioned in a donation from[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soultz-Haut-Rhin Railway
The Soultz-Haut-Rhin Railway (German ''Sulzerbahn'') was a long military light railway with a track gauge of that the Germans built and operated during World War I from Soultz-Haut-Rhin to the ''Niederwald'' terminus below the Hartmannswillerkopf near Wattwiller in Alsace. Route The route began in Soultz and ran on the ''Rue de la Marne'', the ''Promenade de la Citadelle'' and the ''Rue du Sudel''. It crossed the Wuenheimerbach east of Wuenheim on a stone bridge and then ran to the southwest and west of ''Château d’Ollwiller'' to the ''Gaede'' station, the lower station of a cable car, and the ''Waldfrieden'', ''Alm'' and ''Niederwald'' stations. Another narrow gauge railway ran from ''Sproesser'' station to ''Schlummerklippe'', which was operated by hand or horses.Thierry Ehret''Hartmannsweilerkopf.''/ref> Operation Normally, 10 to 15 trains ran per day, being hauled by two Deutz AG, Deutz benzene locomotives. References {{coord, 47.86605, 7.20203, region:FR_t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Église Saint-Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Église Saint-Maurice (Church of Saint Maurice) is the medieval parish church of the small town of Soultz, in the Haut-Rhin department of France. The church is noteworthy for its refined and light (''épuré et léger'') Gothic design, and for the works of art it contains, including a Renaissance pulpit and a 1750 Silbermann pipe organ. It has been classified as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1920. History The work on the church was begun in 1270, at the site of a previous Romanesque church from the 11th century, of which some remains have been uncovered by 1990s archaeologists. The transept was finished before 1310 and the nave around 1340, but the overall construction was only completed in 1489 with the addition of a bay at the western end, because the church had been found too small for the town's population at that time. The top of the spire was added in 1611. Description The height of the crossing tower is , including the sun-shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Genghini
Bernard Francis Genghini (born 18 January 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Genghini earned twenty-eight caps and scored six goals for the France national team. He played in three major international tournaments: the 1982 World Cup where he scored free kicks against Kuwait and Austria (fourth place), 1984 European Championships (champions, playing as a substitute in the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...), and the 1986 World Cup (third place). Personal life Genghini is of Italian descent and is the father of Benjamin Genghini, who is also a footballer. References External links * * 1958 births Living people People from Soultz-Haut-Rhin Footballers from Haut-Rhin French men's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Villon
Pierre Villon (27 August 1901 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine – 6 November 1980 in Vallauris, Alpes-Maritimes) was a member of the French Communist Party and of the French Resistance during World War II. With his true name of Roger Salomon Ginsburger, he was an architect. In spring 1944, with Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont and Jean de Voguë, he was one of the three leaders of the Committee of Military action created by the Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR). Delegated to the Provisional Consultative Assembly, he was then appointed to the two national constituent assemblies as a member of the French Communist Party, then to the French National Assembly from 1946. He was constantly re-elected in Allier Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ... until 1978 (exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Haut-Rhin
The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *CA Colmar Agglomération *CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération *CA Saint-Louis Agglomération * Communau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Haut-Rhin Department
The following is a list of the 366 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *CA Colmar Agglomération *CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération *CA Saint-Louis Agglomération *Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach *Communauté de communes du Centre du Haut-Rhin *Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé *Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux *Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller *Communauté de communes du Ried de Marckolsheim (partly) *Communauté de communes Sud Alsace Largue *Communauté de communes Sundgau *Communauté de communes de Thann- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Unzen
is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster. The volcano was most recently active from 1990 to 1995, and a large eruption in 1991 generated a pyroclastic flow that killed 43 people, including three volcanologists. Its highest peaks are at and at . The latter emerged during the eruptions of the early, eponymous Heisei era (1989–2019). Overview Mount Unzen (or ) rises in the central part of the Shimabara Peninsula, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is located on the outer ring of the Chijiwa Caldera centering on Tachibana Bay in the west of the peninsula. It consists of a total of more than 20 mountains, however, the complexity in the shape of was expressed by various numbers (such as Mitake Goho/Mimine Godake as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Krafft
Catherine Joséphine "Katia" Krafft (née Conrad; 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Paul Krafft (25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists and filmmakers who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan, on 3 June 1991. The Kraffts became well known as pioneers in the filming, photographing, and recording of volcanoes, often coming within feet of lava flows. Their obituary appeared in the ''Bulletin of Volcanology''. Since their deaths, their work has been featured in two documentary films by Werner Herzog, '' Into the Inferno'' (2016) and '' The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft'' (2022), and a further film, ''Fire of Love'' (2022), depicted their lives, relationship and careers using their archived footage. Early life and education Katia Katia Conrad was born on 17 April 1942 in Guebwiller, France, to Charles and Madeleine Conrad. She graduated from the University of Strasbourg with degrees in physics and ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Resistance
The French Resistance ( ) was a collection of groups that fought the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation and the Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy#France, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy regime in France during the World War II, Second World War. Resistance Clandestine cell system, cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis (World War II), Maquis in rural areas) who conducted guerrilla warfare and published Underground press, underground newspapers. They also provided first-hand intelligence information, and escape networks that helped Allies of World War II, Allied soldiers and airmen trapped behind Axis powers, Axis lines. The Resistance's men and women came from many parts of French society, including émigrés, academics, students, aristocrats, conservative Catholic Church in France, Roman Catholics (including clergy), Protestantism in France, Protestants, History of the Jews in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. In 2019, it had a population of 1,400,039.Populations légales 2019: 31 Haute-Garonne INSEE History Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former provinces of and |
