- Altkirch
French commune|nomcommune=Altkirch
région=Alsace
département=Haut-Rhin
arrondissement=Altkirch
canton=Altkirch
insee=68004
cp=68130
maire=Jean-Luc Reitzer
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Altkirch
longitude=7.24027777778
latitude=47.6238888889
alt moy=310 m
alt mini=274
alt maxi=392 m
hectares=954
km²=9.54
sans=5386
date-sans=1999
dens=564
date-dens=1999Altkirch is a commune in the
Haut-Rhin department inAlsace in northeasternFrance .The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of
Sundgau ; its name comes from the German "Alte Kirche", i.e. "old church".Administration
Demography
Its inhabitants are known as "Altkirchois" or "Altkirchoises".
The resident population number of 5,500 is rather deceptive as some 15,500 people will be in town on a typical working day (4,500 working, 3,000 studying, 3,000 for medical treatment and another 5,000 divided between shopping, administrative offices, cultural and sporting activities).
ee also
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Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.
* Communes of the Haut-Rhin departmentExternal links (all sites in French)
* [http://www.altkirch.net Altkirch and Sundgau Community]
* [http://www.ot-altkirch.com Tourism Office of Altkirch]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=64631 Altkirch on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=68004&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Altkirch on the INSEE site]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Altkirch Altkirch on the Quid site]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatProximiteCoord.php?RadLat1=0.831193663759771&RadLong1=0.126366685987999 Closest communes to Altkirch]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=680004 Location of Altkirch on a map of France]
* [http://www.meteo.fr/meteonet/meteo/pcv/cdm/dept68/cdm.htm Weather in Haut-Rhin]
* [http://www.alsace-passion.com/altkirch_1.htm Photographic visit to Altkirch]
* [http://www.cracalsace.com/ Rhenish centre for Contemporary Art]
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