Haut-Rhin Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Haut-Rhin | |
|---|---|
Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 68 |
| Region | Alsace |
| Prefecture | Colmar |
| Subprefectures | Altkirch Guebwiller Mulhouse Ribeauvillé Thann |
| Population
- Total (1999) - Density | Ranked 29th
708 025 201 /km² |
| Area | 3,525 km² |
| Arrondissementss | 6 |
| Cantons | 31 |
| Communes | 377 |
| President of the general council | Constant Goerg |
| Location | |
Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river.
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2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Miscellaneous topics 7 External links |
History
The département was created during the French Revolution, 4 mars 1790 by using the law of 22 december 1789 on the southern half of the province of Alsace (Haute-Alsace).
Its boundaries would become modified many times:
- 1798, it absorbed Mulhouse, formerly a free city, and the last Swiss enclaves in the south;
- 1800, it absorbed the whole département of Mont-Terrible;
- 1814, it lost the territoires which had been part of Mont-Terrible, returned to Switzerland, except the old principality of Montbéliard;
- 1816, it lost Montbéliard, which was attached to the département of Doubs;
- 1871, it was mostly annexed by Germany (Treaty of Frankfurt). The remaining French part formed the Territoire de Belfort;
- 1919, it was returned to France (Treaty of Versailles) but is still separed from Belfort.