Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
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 Church of Saint Louis | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines  | |
  Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines  Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 7°11′E / 48.25°N 7.18°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CC du Val d'Argent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Claude Abel |
| Area 1 | 45.23 km2 (17.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 5,129 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68298 /68160 |
| Elevation | 326–1,210 m (1,070–3,970 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. In 2015, 5,136 people lived there.
Geography
[change | change source]Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is in the massif of the Vosges Mountains.
The valley of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is called the Val d'Argent. It has five municipalities: Aubure, Lièpvre, Rombach-le-Franc, and Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines.
Localities
[change | change source]Adelspach, Altenberg, Bourgonde, Brifosse, Clésio, la Côte d'Échéry, Échéry, Faunoux, Fenarupt, Fertrupt (Fordelbach), Haut de Faîte, la Haute Broque, le Haycot, Hergauchamps, Mongoutte, la Petite Lièpvre (Kleinleberau), le Petit Haut, le Rauenthal (le Fond-nu), Saint-Philippe, Saint-Pierre sur l'Hâte, Surlattes (Zillhardt).
History
[change | change source]Eddie Slovik, the only U.S. soldier of either World War I or World War II to be executed for desertion, suffered the fate by firing squad near the town on 31 January 1945.[1]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Report of Execution by Shooting p. 1 Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine - 31 January 1945. Headquarters 28th Infantry Division Office of the Judge Advocate APO 28, U.S. Army.
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