Place:Alteckendorf, Bas-Rhin, France

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NameAlteckendorf
TypeInhabited Place
Coordinates48.793611°N 7.595278°E
Located inBas-Rhin, France
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Alteckendorf is a French commune located in the Bas-Rhin department and the Alsace. The population in 1999 was 746 inhabitants.

Geography

The town contains the villages of Altdorf and Eckendorf.

Histoire

In the Middle ages the abbeys of Wissembourg, Sindelsberg, Neubourg and Sturzelbronn were located in Alteckendorf

In 1545, les Lichtenbergs bringthe Reformation tot the town.

After the Thirty Year war, the two villages received Swiss immigrants.


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