Ungersheim

Ungersheim (Alemannic German: Ungersche) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Grand Est in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.[2]

Ungersheim

Ungersche
The town hall in Ungersheim
Coat of arms
Location of Ungersheim
Ungersheim
Ungersheim
Coordinates: 47°52′46″N 7°18′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonWittenheim
IntercommunalityMulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Claude Mensch
Area
1
13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,341
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68343 /68190
Elevation212–241 m (696–791 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is known for:

  • the Écomusée d'Alsace, an open-air museum showing:
    • 70 old, rebuilt Alsatian-style houses;
    • many workshops of local traditional crafts with working craftspeople;
    • the "Eden Palladium", a unique museum of old-timer carrousels and attractions still working;
  • "Le Bioscope", a leisure park dedicated to environmental questions, proposing amusing and educating activities.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération". Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Retrieved 2011-04-07.


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