Holy-Marie-with-Mines

See also: Sainte-Marie

Holy-Marie-with-Mines ( German Markirch in ) is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.


Geography

Holy-Marie-with-mines leans with the Massif of the Vosges and occupies a pretty V-shaped valley where runs the incipient Liepvrette. One can join Lorraine close by the collar to Sainte-Marie (772 m) or the Tunnel Maurice-Lemaire, and the Col of Bagenelles (903 m) leads to the collar of the Catch and the Route of the Peaks. The collar Top of Ribeauvillé (742 m) gives an direct access with the chief town of district, located at 20 km, but the town of Sélestat in the the Low-Rhine is only to 26 km by the valley and represents a higher center of attraction. Holy-Marie-with-mines is bordered on the two sides by high mountains which form the chain of the the Vosges. The river, the Liepvrette that the former inhabitants named Landbach, i.e. the provincial brook, formerly separated the city in two parts and two distinct parishes, of which one depended on the diocese on Strasbourg under the archiprêtrise or rural chapter on Sélestat. This chief town of the canton of the high valley of Lièpvre, at 26 km in the west of Sélestat is located at the crossroads of the Trunk road 59 which passes by the collar of Holy-Marie-with-Mines (772 m) and of D 48 which passes by to the collar of Bagenelles (903 m). Holy-Marie-with-mines, called in German Markirch or Mariakirch and, in year II of the Republic, free Mont then Valley-with-Mines is with 384 meters above the sea level. Latin documents the appellère Fanum S. Mariae, S. Maria AD Fodinas. The valley of Holy-Marie-with-Mines called today the Money Valley includes/understands five communes: Aubure, Lièpvre, Rombach-the-Franc, and Holy-Cross-with-Mines. Constituted in 1790, it temporarily subdivided, between 1795 and 1802, into two, one restricted at the town of Sainte-Marie, the other including/understanding the four other communes with like chief town, Holy-Cross-with-Mines. The valley of Holy-Marie-with-Mines belonged to the district of Colmar, to pass in 1871 to that of Ribeauvillé.

Variations and localities

Altenberg, Adelspach, Bourgonde, Brifosse, the Coast of Échery, Échery, Faunoux, Fenarupt, Fertrupt (in the past called Fordelbach), High Broque, Haycot, Hergauchamps, Small Lièpvre (Kleinleberau), Mongoutte, the Small one High, Rauenthal, Saint-Philippe, Saint-Pierre on Haste, Surlattes (Zillhardt),

Blazon

Armorial bearings of Holy-Marie-with-Mines

In Armorial of the General information of Alsace, the blazon of Holy-Marie-with-Mines is described in the following way: of azure in a money Notre-Dame posing her feet on a gold mountain. On the heading of the official writing papers of the town hall, we see arm others very: they are formed by the weapons of Lorraine, the weapons of Ribeaupierre and the heraldic sign of the minors and can blasonner as follows: started from money to three ecus of mouths which is of Ribeaupierre, and of gold to the band of mouths charged with three let us alérions of money which is of Lorraine, with in abyss, one ecu of sand with two hammers of minors of money posed in saltire. These weapons extremely well made up from the heraldic point of view and reproduced color on the writing paper of the town hall of pre-war period, evoke perfectly the geographical location and policy of the city such as it was until the Revolution, as well as the industry which made its reputation. The armorial bearings of Holy-Marie-with-Mines varied. Those which the armorial bearings general of Louis XIV allotted to the Alsatian part were speaking: “Of azure in a money Notre-Dame posing the feet on a gold mountain”. The Alsatian side which belonged to the Lords of Ribeaupierre and the Lorraine side of the city having been joined together under the Revolution, Holy-Marie-with-Mines adopted at the XIX century one ecu particular money party to the three escutcheons of mouths (Ribeaupierre) and of azure to the Cross of Lorraine of money. The conceded current armorial bearings the July 28th 1892 point out at the same time this double origin and the mines to which Sainte Marie-with-Mines had formerly its celebrity. The town of Sainte-Marie is titular 1914-1918 with palm (mention in dispatches of November 2nd, 1921) and Military Cross Military Cross 1939-1945 with star of Vermeil (quotation with the order of the army corps).

Communal banns

Echéry

One gains the appendix of Echéry by taking the secondary road 48 in direction of the Col of Bagenelles. This hamlet is held since the treaty of Burgfried signed Ier December 1399 by the Ribeaupierre. This treaty was signed between Schassmann Ier and Maximin for the Ribeaupierre and Frederic of Hattstatt for the Duc of Lorraine. Echéry is today an appendix of the town of Holy Marie-with-Mines which formerly bore the name of Hoh-Eckerick to differentiate it from that bearing the name of Alt-Eckerik (old Echéry) founded to the Xe century by the monks of the Abbaye of Gorze come to found there a priory which will take the name of priory of Belmont. The monks discovered thereafter mines in the area which they exploited, which got to them of important resources. These mines caused enormous covetousnesses as well Alsatian side as Lorraine. It is undoubtedly for soustrairent various appetites that the monks of the priory of Belmont yielded them to noble of Echéry.Henri Waffler, provost of Sélestat and Jean d' Echéry granted in 1317 to the Abbaye of Baumgarten the cure of Saint-Guillaume being to Saint-Blaise as said them who were attached there until the establishment of the Lutheranism. Echéry were the principal owners of the valley of Lièpvrette until their extinction which has occurred in 1381. The valley will be then divided between the duke of Lorraine and the Ribeaupierre. The treaty of Burgfried in 1399 will come to ratify this division between Schassmann Ier and Maximin for the part of Holy Marie-with-Mines which is on the right Liepvrette, as well as the hamlets from Saint-Blaise, Fertrupt, and Echéry. Other half, including/understanding the villages of Holy Cross-with-Mines, Lièpvre and Rombach-the-Franc as well as the part on the left of the Liepvrette including/understanding Holy Marie-with-Mines, passed to the hands dukes of Lorraine. The dukes of Lorraine inféodèrent their part with noble of Hattstatt. In 1507 the Ribeaupierre yielded their rights as stronghold on this part of the Val of Lièpvre to the prince Achace abbot of the Abbaye of Murbach like its church. This division of the valley will exist during four century until the Révolution. For one Echéry short period with Saint Pierre-on-the Haste an autonomous commune until the Révolution will become where it is plain with the town of Holy Marie-with-Mines.

History

See the article History of Holy-Marie-with-Mines

Culture

  • the festival “It is in the valley” :
This festival of music, an unusual event for a town of 5800 inhabitants, was created by Rodolphe Burger, former leader of the group Kat Onoma, native of the city, in May 2001; it invites there in particular friendly artists with a preferential rate. Many local groups also play in the bars and the cinema programs films in relation to the festival.

  • the label Country of art and history of the Money Valley :

Sainte Marie with the Mines forms part, with Sainte Cross-with-Mines, Lièpvre and Rombach-the-Franc, of the Pays label of Art and History of the Money Valley (= Val of Lièpvre), signed with the Ministry for the Culture and the Communication in October 2005. This label recognizes the richness of the local inheritance and the particular history of the Valley of Money and its borough centers. Animations are carried out in direction of the inhabitants, school and the tourists. The objective is to transform the image of the Money Valley with through in particular of a better knowledge of its history. For this reason, of the guided visits are held May at November on the whole of the territory.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Mining Inheritance : Mine Saint-Louis Eisentür and Mine Holy Barthelemy, " Faunoux" , " Jakobssmatten" , " Kesseklweis-stanne" , " Lemithal" , " Rain of Horloge" , " Rauenthal" , " Steinkoepfel " , " Hirtzenberg" , " Neuenberg " - Networks souterains and vestiges of surface - Inscriptions on December 20th 1994.
  • Terminal border : Located on the bridge of Bonduron, street of the old post office, this terminal gone back to 1722 marked the fontière between the Lorraine and the Alsace. This bridge was the only passage making it possible to cross the Liepvrette from one suzerainty to another. This terminal is sealed in the parapet, in the middle of the bridge. It is made of a cross with double cross-piece, more commonly called " Cross of Lorraine " and in addition armorial bearings of the Ribeaupierre.
  • Vault Lutheran of Fertrupt : This vault built at the end of the XVIe century was the place of worship of the minors. One still sees there the hammer and the point carved above the gate. The building of Renaissance style preserves some vestiges of Church-on-pre: the pulpit, the balustrade, tomb stone of Christian de Schwengsfeld (1685 - 1740) or the paschal lamb. The vault was restored by the voluntary ones in 1986.
  • Vault Saint Mathieu : This vault is mentioned since 1634. It was in the beginning dedicated to Saint Nicolas. In 1793 this vault is sold as quite national to a private individual of Holy Marie-with-Mines who bears the name of Mathieu who uses it as warehouse. In 1824, the heirs make of it gift with the parish Sainte Madeleine, then it is restored. The vault preserves a large carved furnace bridge undoubtedly coming from the old convent of the Cordeliers.
  • Castle Lacour : located 237, rue Clémenceau of industrialist since May 25th 1999 is an old classified residence
  • Chapelle of the old cemetery , 9 rue du Docteur Melhenbeck. One finds there murals. Classification of December 6th 1898 - Registered voter on March 22nd 1934

  • Echéry : Turn of the minors - Registered voter on March 22nd 1934

Dominating the hamlet of Echéry, the tower of the minors was used of prison and court for the minors at the 16th century.

  • Gardens , 3, rue des Jardins - Door of the XVIIe century - Registered voter on March 22nd 1934

  • Door of the XVIIe century , 1, rue Jean Paul Kuhn - Classified on March 22nd 1934

  • Church of saint Pierre-on-the Haste - Registered voter on November 15th 1932

  • municipal Theater : 2 rue Osmont - Registered voter on July 16th 1997

  • House Blech , 29, rue Reber - Registered voter on December 20th 1988 - Classified on March 23rd 1998

  • Temple reformed , street of the temple - Classified on January 13rd 1994

  • House of the country : museum of the mining inheritance

  • Temple : Table commemorating Michel Paira (19th century) of Pasteur Christophe Merian and his son (18th century)

  • Door gone back to 1596 , 8, rue Weisgerber - Registered voter on March 22nd 1934

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

  • Holy-Marie-with-Mines on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Holy-Marie-with-Mines on the site of Plane INSEE
  • of Holy-Marie-with-Mines on Mapquest

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