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Labaroche is a common French, located in the department of the Haut-Rhin and the area Alsace.

Geography

Labaroche is located on a plate, at an average altitude of 750 meters, between the valleys of Kaysersberg and Munster. The commune culminates in its southernmost part by two twin nipples, Large Hohnack (980 m) and Small Hohnack (927 m). The village is very wide and counts many hamlets: the Place, Évaux, the Vault, Low Baroche…

Labaroche means the parish in Romance patois. One never spoke besides there the Alsacien but the Welche.

History

Until the XVIIe century, although French-speaking person, the village belonged to German lords, the Ferrette then the Ribeaupierre, as a dependence of their castle of Hohnack. ; Blasonnement: Money with three heads of eagle torn off, of sand, beakfuls and crowned of gold, lampassées of mouths.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

ruins of the feudal castle of Small Hohnack, destroyed by the French in 1655
the church Saint-Michel of 1787
the Saint-Joseph church of 1955
the Museum of the trades of wood

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

official municipal Site
the museum of the Trades of wood
Labaroche on the site of the national geographical Institute
Labaroche on the site of INSEE
Labaroche on the site of Quid
Localization of Labaroche on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Labaroche on Mapquest

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