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	'''Haut-Rhin''' is a ] ], named after the ] river.		'''Haut-Rhin''' is ] of France, named after the ] river. Its name means "Upper Rhine."

	== History ==		== History ==
	Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 ~~departments~~, created during the ], on ], ] by application of the law of ], ] on the southern half of the ] of ] (]).		Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 ''département'', created during the ], on ], ] by application of the law of ], ] on the southern half of the ] of ] (]).

	Its boundaries have been modified many times:		Its boundaries have been modified many times:
	* ], it absorbed ], formerly a ], and the last ] ] in the south;		* ], it absorbed ], formerly a ], and the last ] ] in the south;
	* ], it absorbed the whole ~~department~~ of ];		* ], it absorbed the whole ''département'' of ];
	* ], it lost the territories which had been part of ], returned to ], except the old principality of ];		* ], it lost the territories which had been part of ], returned to ], except the old principality of ];
	* ], it lost Montbéliard, which was attached to the ~~department~~ of ];		* ], it lost Montbéliard, which was attached to the ''département'' of ];
	* ], it was mostly annexed by ] (]). The remaining French part formed the ];		* ], it was mostly annexed by ] (]). The remaining French part formed the ];
	* ], it was returned to France (]) but is still separated from ].		* ], it was returned to France (]) but is still separated from ].
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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
	Haut-Rhin is bordered by the ] and ] ~~departments~~ and the ] to the west, the ] ~~department~~ to the North, Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the River ]. In the centre of the ~~department~~ lies a fertile plain. The climate is semi-continental.		Haut-Rhin is bordered by the ] and ] ''départements'' and the ] to the west, the ] ''département'' to the North, Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the River ]. In the centre of the ''département'' lies a fertile plain. The climate is semi-continental.

	== Economy ==		== Economy ==
	Haut-Rhin is one of the richest French ~~departments~~. ] is the home of a ] automobile factory, manufacturing the 106 and 206 models. The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region (approximately 2%). The countryside is marked by hills. Many ''Haut-Rhinois'' work in Switzerland, especially in the chemical industries of ], but prefer to live in France for its cheaper cost of living.		Haut-Rhin is one of the richest French ''département''. ] is the home of a ] automobile factory, manufacturing the 106 and 206 models. The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region (approximately 2%). The countryside is marked by hills. Many ''Haut-Rhinois'' work in Switzerland, especially in the chemical industries of ], but prefer to live in France for its cheaper cost of living.

	== Culture ==		== Culture ==

Revision as of 10:30, 19 January 2007

Template:Infobox Department of France Haut-Rhin is département of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means "Upper Rhine."

History

Haut-Rhin is one of the original 83 département, created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790 by application of the law of December 22, 1789 on the southern half of the province of Alsace (Haute-Alsace).

Its boundaries have been modified many times:

1798, it absorbed Mulhouse, formerly a free city, and the last Swiss enclave in the south;
1800, it absorbed the whole département of Mont-Terrible;
1814, it lost the territories which had been part of Mont-Terrible, returned to Switzerland, except the old principality of Montbéliard;
1816, it lost Montbéliard, which was attached to the département of Doubs;
1871, it was mostly annexed by Germany (Treaty of Frankfurt). The remaining French part formed the Territoire de Belfort;
1919, it was returned to France (Treaty of Versailles) but is still separated from Belfort.
1940, it was effectively annexed by Nazi Germany.
1944, it was recaptured by France.

Geography

Haut-Rhin is bordered by the Territoire de Belfort and Vosges départements and the Vosges Mountains to the west, the Bas-Rhin département to the North, Switzerland to the south and its eastern border with Germany is also the River Rhine. In the centre of the département lies a fertile plain. The climate is semi-continental.

Economy

Haut-Rhin is one of the richest French département. Mulhouse is the home of a Peugeot automobile factory, manufacturing the 106 and 206 models. The lowest unemployment rate in France can be found in the Southern Sundgau region (approximately 2%). The countryside is marked by hills. Many Haut-Rhinois work in Switzerland, especially in the chemical industries of Basel, but prefer to live in France for its cheaper cost of living.

Culture

Alsatian language

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