Nick Cannon

Borough-Beetle is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace.

Geography

As its name suggests it, the locality is in the valley of the Bruche, at an altitude of 495 Mr.

History

First mention of the village, Bruxa, date of 661. In 800, the Beetle exists as a parish. With the Middle Ages, the village depends on the seigniory of the Valley of City. In 1633, the village is occupied by the Swedes; them to see leaving, Saâles and Bruche offer 400 guilders, paid entirely by Saâles, Bruche never not refunding its share. From 1650 and until about 1730, of the Swiss mennonites settle in the village, especially in Hang; the community mennonite of Borough-Beetle quickly becomes one of most important of Alsace. The glassmaking of Hang, built in 1723, is exploited until 1770. From 1850, the population decreases constantly, under the effect of the successive wars, which lead the inhabitants to flee in France, and of the decline of the textile industry, which causes important exoduses.

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2005: 440

Places and monuments

the Climont: the Beetle, Giessen and Fave take there their source, it is the water tower of the area.

Site of the old Saint-Pierre church of the 13th century, the church Saint-Pierre
the vault of the Virgin is built at the place where the Blessed Virgin would have appeared
the fountain…

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