Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Commune
	Church of Saint Louis
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
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	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

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

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

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]

Related pages

Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

INSEE commune file

↑ 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.

Other websites

Official website of the commune of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

[1] 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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