Ungersheim
Encyclopedia
Ungersheim is a commune
in the Haut-Rhin
department of Alsace
in eastern France
. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse
conurbation.
It is known for:
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
department of Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération
The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération is the Communauté d'agglomération, a type of local government structure, covering the metropolitan area of the city of Mulhouse in France.-Composition:...
, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
conurbation.
It is known for:
- the , an open air museum showing:
- 70 old, rebuilt alsatian-style houses;
- many workshops of local traditional crafts with working craftspeople;
- the "Eden Palladium", a unique museum of old-timer carrousels and attractions still working;
- "Le BioscopeLe BioscopeLe Bioscope is a theme park located at Ungersheim, in the Upper Rhine of France. The 12½-hectare park — described in a European Commission 2004 press release as a place where visitors learn about health, life and the environment "whilst having fun" — is laid out in concentric circles,...
", a leisure park dedicated to environmental questions, proposing amusing and educating activities.
External links
- Official site of the Écomusée d'Alsace and German
- Official site of the Bioscope and German