Altkirch (French: [altkiʁʃ] (listen), German: [ˈaltkɪʁç]; Alsatian: Àltkìrech) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.[2]

Altkirch Àltkìrech (Alemannic German)
Subprefecture and commune
The historic centre of Altkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Altkirch
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Coordinates: 47°37′N 7°14′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Altkirch
Canton	Altkirch
Intercommunality	CC Sundgau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Jander
Area 1	9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	5,659
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68004 /68130
Dialling codes	0389
Elevation	274–392 m (899–1,286 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau.

Etymology

The name of the commune means old church (Alsatian: Àlta Kìrch or Àlta Kìrech; German: Alte Kirche).

Demography

Its inhabitants are known as Altkirchois.

The resident population number of 5500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4500 working, 3000 studying, 3000 for medical treatment and another 5000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).

Sister cities

• Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) Füzuli (2016)

See also

• Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altkirch.

• Altkirch and Sundgau Community (in French)
• Weather in Haut-Rhin (in French)
• Photographic visit to Altkirch (in French)
• Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art (in French)

На других языках

[de] Altkirch

[ru] Альткирш