Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
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| Commune of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 11' 05" E |
| Latitude | 48° 14' 51" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Alsace |
| Département | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val d'Argent |
| Mayor | Claude Abel (2001-2007) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 326 m–1,210 m (avg. 375 m) |
| Land area¹ | 45.23 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
5,816 |
| - Density (1999) | 128/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68298/ 68160 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (German: Markirch) is a commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in France.
U.S. soldier Eddie Slovik was executed by firing squad for desertion near the town on January 31, 1945.
[edit] External links
- Val d'Argent (http://www.valdargent.com)
- OSJC : Get the latest news and activities from Ste Marie-aux-Mines organizations (http://www.osjcstemarie.com)
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