Saint-Amarin

Saint-Amarin is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.

Its inhabitants is called the Saint-Amarinois and the Saint-Amarinoises .

Geography

Saint-Amarin (Sankt-Amàri into Alsatian) is located at 412,07 meters with the top of the mean level of the sea with Marseilles, the small town is at 32 km in the North-West of Mulhouse in the Département of Haut-Rhin (68). It is located close to the department of the the Vosges and it is the shortest passage between the towns of Gerardmer, the Bresse, and Mulhouse, the only problem being the road crossing the valley, often encumbered stoppers. It is crossed by the the Thur, which becomes effective on the Western slope of the Rainkopf, and which is an affluent of the Ill.

History

Roman presence. At the beginning of the 7th century, Saint-Amarin founded in a place called “Doroangus” a convent which took its name, transformed at the 12th century into a chapter of canons depending on the abbey of Murbach, which had the village founded around the convent and all the valley. At the 13th century, thanks to the opening of the collar of Saint-Gothard, the road of the valley of Saint-Amarin opened with the international business between Italy and the Flanders. To benefit from it, the abbot of Murbach establishes a toll, kept by the castle of Friedburg (before 1255), and successfully defended it against covetousnesses of the counts de Ferrette and the lords of Saint-Amarin. Saint-Amarin was strengthened between 1240 and 1260 but declined after the chapter had been transferred to Thann in 1441. Completely depopulated by the wars of the 17th century, Saint-Amarin industrialized itself at the 19th century thanks to old money mines, coppers, lead, cobalt, zinc.

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2006: 2.486

Places and monuments

Factory SAIC (textile)
Roman Way
Pond of Firmenweiher
Museum Serret

Personalities related to the commune

Catherine Hubscher alias Mrs Sans-Gêne, was Madam the Marshal's wife Lefebvre, Duchesse of Dantzig saw the day with Altenbach the February 2nd 1753, character who marks out the history of the valley of Saint-Amarin.

Twinnings

See too

Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

the Community of communes of the valley of Saint-Amarin
Tourist bureau of Saint-Amarin Alsace
Saint-Amarin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Amarin on the site of INSEE
Saint-Amarin on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Amarin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Amarin on Mapquest
The site of the town of Saint-Amarin

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