Brunstatt

Brunstatt is a common French located in the southern suburbs of Mulhouse. It belongs to the department Haut-Rhin and area Alsace. Its inhabitants is called Brunstattois and Brunstattoises.

Geography

History

The source of Burnen was already known at the time Neolithic and especially at the time Roman. But the origins of Brunstatt are unknown. A document compiled towards 1200 and wrongfully dated from the IXe century, speaks about possessions of the Couvent of the Mont Sainte-Odile.

1295 lord CUNO of Berckheim was authorized to build a Castle-extremely
1310/1648 Brunstatt became Fief Count of Ferrette by decision of the Empereur of Austria on June 13rd, 1648
June 13rd 1648 the castle was attacked by the Mulhousians and the Confédérés during “the Guerre of the six sums of money”
1495 the castle was sold to the count de Thierstein
1523 Revente of the castle to the noble of Ortenburg-Salamanca
1644 Acquisition of the castle by Martin Besenval, member of the Grand the Council of Soleure
August 1657 This last bought the remainder of the village
December 29th 1674 the Maréchal of Turenne fought battle to the Impériaux. The castle was taken in the morning of the New year
1721/1791 the last lord of Brunstatt , Pierre Joseph Victor Besenval, occupied a dominating position at the court of Versailles
1791 the French revolution put an end to this seigniory
1857 Démolition of the castle during the construction of the Railway Mulhouse - Belfort
1872 Réalisation of the fountain Saint-Georges
October 8th 1882 Consécration of the Chapelle of the Cross of Burn
1900/1901 Connection with the electricity and water supply networks
August 19th 1914 the 19th Dragons ordered by the Lieutenant-colonel Thouvet launched a heroic load against the German . It was a hecatomb
November 17th 1918 6 days after the Armistice, the French troops return to Brunstatt ; the commune is released
October 12th 1924 Consécration of the church St Georges rebuilt following the fire of 1914
Nov. 20/21 1944 Libération by the 2nd RCA - Died of the Lance sergeant LACOMBE
May 14th 1953 Consécration of the church co. Odile
1965 Début of work of Assainissement
1980 Jumelage with Markt-Dinkelscherben (Germany)
1987 - 1988 Construction of the Municipal hall of the Sports
1991 Achèvement of the construction of the Basin laying-up of Storm of 81000 M ³
1994 - 1995 Restoration of the St-Georges Hearth, baptized and famous “Saint-Georges Space”

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2006: 6.180

Places and monuments

Vault of the Cross of Burn, devoted in 1882
Church Saint-Georges, devoted in 1924 (rebuilt following a fire in 1914)
Holy-Odile Church, devoted in 1953

People related to the commune

Freddy Willenbucher, known as Flàscheputzer, writes its weekly chronicle into Alsatian in the newspaper Alsace

See too

Common of Haut-Rhin

External bonds

Official site of the town hall of Brunstatt
Brunstatt on the site of the national geographical Institute
Brunstatt on the site of INSEE
Brunstatt on the site of Quid
Localization of Brunstatt on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Brunstatt on Mapquest

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