Haut-Rhin

French administrative district of the European Collectivity of Alsace
Organization department_of_france Q12722
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Haut-Rhin

Summary

Haut-Rhin is a department of France[1]. Haut-Rhin draws 7,330 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_france category, ranking #31 of 147).[2]

Key Facts

  • Haut-Rhin is located in Grand Est[3].
  • Haut-Rhin is located in European Collectivity of Alsace[4].
  • Haut-Rhin is located in France[5].
  • Haut-Rhin is in the country of France[6].
  • Haut-Rhin's instance of is recorded as department of France[7].
  • Haut-Rhin's capital is recorded as Colmar[8].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Solothurn[9].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Basel-Landschaft[10].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Basel-Stadt[11].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Jura[12].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Territoire de Belfort[13].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Vosges[14].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Bas-Rhin[15].
  • Haut-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Baden-Württemberg[16].
  • Rhine is named after Haut-Rhin[17].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Altkirch[18].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Colmar[19].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Guebwiller[20].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Mulhouse[21].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Ribeauvillé[22].
  • Haut-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Thann[23].
  • Haut-Rhin followed province of Alsace[24].
  • Haut-Rhin followed Republic of Mulhouse[25].
  • Haut-Rhin followed Mont-Terrible[26].
  • Haut-Rhin followed Alsace–Lorraine[27].

Body

Founding

March 4, 1790 marks the founding of Haut-Rhin[28].

Identity

Haut-Rhin is part of Alsace-Moselle[29]. Predecessors include province of Alsace[24], Republic of Mulhouse[25], Mont-Terrible[26], Alsace–Lorraine[27], Upper Alsace[30], and Gau Baden-Elsaß[31]. Successors include Alsace–Lorraine[32], Upper Alsace[33], Territoire de Belfort[34], Gau Baden-Elsaß[35], and CdZ-Gebiet Elsaß[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Haut-Rhin include Soultz-Haut-Rhin[37], a commune of France[38], in France[39] and Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin[40], a commune of France[41], in France[42].

Why It Matters

Haut-Rhin draws 7,330 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_france category, ranking #31 of 147).[2] Haut-Rhin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Haut-Rhin is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Haut-Rhin include Soultz-Haut-Rhin[37], a commune of France[38], in France[39] and Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin[40], a commune of France[41], in France[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Flominator · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Grand Est, Q22010895, European Collectivity of Alsace +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q142]]"
  2. 16w ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → arrondissement of Altkirch, arrondissement of Colmar, arrondissement of Guebwiller +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36975|batch #36975]]: Remove French communes from French depts"
  3. 16w ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36652|batch #36652]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
  4. 19w ago · Miikul · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Q65598775
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1791]]: [[Q65598775]]"
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