Mulhouse

Mulhouse
/myuu loohz"/, n.
a city in E France, near the Rhine. 119,326. German, Mülhausen /myuul how"zeuhn/.

* * *

France
German  Mülhausen,  

      industrial town, Haut-Rhin département, Alsace région, northeastern France, located in the plain of Alsace between the Vosges and Jura mountains. Situated on the Ill River and on the Rhône au Rhin Canal, it lies 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the Rhine River and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Basel, Switz. Mulhouse, first mentioned in the 9th century, became a free imperial city in 1308. It entered into defensive alliances with the Swiss in the 16th century. In 1798 it joined the French Republic. It passed to Germany after the Franco-German War (1871) and was reunited to France in 1918. Its most noteworthy ancient building is the 16th-century Hôtel de Ville (town hall), covered with mural paintings. A reproduction of the Klapperstein, the evil gossips' stone, hangs on the southwest facade; the original Klapperstein, now in the historical museum, is a stone weighing more than 25 pounds (12 kg), which was hung around the necks of malicious prattlers on fair days, a practice that persisted until 1781. The 19th-century Protestant Church of Saint-Étienne has its original 14th-century stained-glass windows. The restored 13th-century St. John Chapel, built by the Knights of Malta, has notable wall paintings.

      The growth of the local textile industry was responsible for the town's subsequent prosperity. Other industries, such as the manufacture of armaments and railway rolling stock, grew from this base. From the beginning of the 20th century, potash mining developed on a large scale to the north around Wittenheim. Toward the end of the 20th century Mulhouse was faced with the substantial decline, first of the textile industry and then of potash extraction. Efforts to develop new industries centred on industrial zones adjacent to the Rhine (Ottmarsheim-Chalampé) and on the outskirts of the town, notably to the east (Île-Napoléon). New industries include automobile assembly, electronics, chemicals, and plastics. Recent economic growth has concerned primarily the tertiary sector and includes the expansion of the University of Upper Alsace and the development of a science park. Several museums attest to the town's industrial past and contribute to the growth of tourism. Pop. (1999) 105,709; (2005 est.) 106,311.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mulhouse — Mülhausen Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • MULHOUSE — Un moulin sur le bord de l’Ill est sans doute à l’origine de la ville de Mulhouse. Celle ci est mentionnée pour la première fois dans un document daté de 717 comme une possession de l’abbaye Saint Étienne de Strasbourg. Au début du XIIe siècle,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mulhouse ON — Mulhouse Olympic Natation Le Mulhouse Olympic Natation est un club français de natation basé à Mulhouse dans le Haut Rhin. Le club est créé le 24 septembre 1962 par la fusion des sections de natation du Cercle des nageurs de Mulhouse,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • MULHOUSE — (Muelhausen), city in alsace , in the Haut Rhin department, France. The earliest documentation of the presence of Jews in Mulhouse dates from 1290, when one Salman was victim of a persecution. The existence of a synagogue is confirmed from 1311.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Mulhouse — (Мюлуз,Франция) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: 44 rue des Carrières, 68100 Мюлу …   Каталог отелей

  • Mulhouse —   [my luːz], französischer Name von Mülhausen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Mulhouse — [mü lo͞oz′] city in E France, near the Rhine: pop. 108,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Mulhouse — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mulhouse (homonymie). 47° 44′ 58″ N 7° 20′ 24″ E …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mulhouse — Mülhausen redirects here and should not be confused with Mühlhausen. Mulhouse Mulhouse / Milhüsa …   Wikipedia

  • Mulhouse — Mülhausen (fr: Mulhouse) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mulhouse — məˈlüz, mu̅e̅ˈ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Mulhouse, city in northeast France : of or from the city of Mulhouse, France : of the kind or style prevalent in Mulhouse …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”