Steinbrunn-le-Bas (German: Niedersteinbrunn) is a commune in the urban area of Mulhouse located in north-eastern France.

Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Location of Steinbrunn-le-Bas
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Steinbrunn-le-Bas is located in France
Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Steinbrunn-le-Bas is located in Grand Est
Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Steinbrunn-le-Bas
Coordinates: 47°40′36″N 7°22′04″E / 47.6767°N 7.3678°E / 47.6767; 7.3678
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementMulhouse
CantonBrunstatt-Didenheim
IntercommunalityCA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Hassler[1]
Area
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8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
851
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68323 /68440
Elevation257–403 m (843–1,322 ft)
(avg. 275 m or 902 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called Steinbrunnois and Steinbrunnoises.

Geography

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Toponymy

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- Steinebrun in 823

- Steinebronnen inferius, 1028

Etymologically, Steinbrunn means the source of the stone. The town owes its name to a nearby spring Taufsteinbrunn whose name is "the source of the baptismal font."

There was an old manor house, called Schlössel which had the right to tithes and a chapel known as the name Apollonia St., near which there was a source of water and where there are Roman brick remains. This chapel is dedicated to St. Appoline. One might assume that before the region was Christianised, the site was dedicated to Apollo. This town, once much larger, was, before the Reformation, divided into two parishes. The location of the church of Saint Léger is also known under the name of Kirchhof.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.