Huningue
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[Image:Fortification of Huningue.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of Huningue's former fortifications]] |
[[Image:Fortification of Huningue.jpg|thumb|left|A diagram of Huningue's former fortifications]] |
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Huningue was first mentioned in a document in 826. Huningue was wrested from the [[Holy Roman Empire]] by the duke of [[Lauenburg]] in 1634 by the [[Treaty of Westphalia]], and subsequently passed by purchase to [[ |
Huningue was first mentioned in a document in 826. Huningue was wrested from the [[Holy Roman Empire]] by the duke of [[Lauenburg]] in 1634 by the [[Treaty of Westphalia]], and subsequently passed by purchase to [[Louis XIV]].{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Hüningen|volume=13|page=932}} Louis XIV tasked [[Vauban]] with the construction of [[Huningue Fortress]], built by [[Jacques Tarade|Tarade]] from 1679 to 1681 together with a bridge across the Rhine.{{cite book|last=Malte-Brun|first=Conrad|title=Universal Geography, Or, a Description of All the Parts of the World, on a New Plan: Spain, Portugal, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Holland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OkcNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA395|access-date=26 October 2011|year=1831|publisher=A. Black|page=395}} Construction of the fortress required the displacement of the population on the island of Aoust and the surrounding area. |
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The fortress became embroiled in the [[Salmon War]] of 1736/37. This was mainly concerned with a dispute over fishing rights between Huningue and [[Basel-Kleinhüningen|Kleinhüningen]], but actually involved land required for the construction of a bridgehead on the right bank of the Rhine. |
The fortress became embroiled in the [[Salmon War]] of 1736/37. This was mainly concerned with a dispute over fishing rights between Huningue and [[Basel-Kleinhüningen|Kleinhüningen]], but actually involved land required for the construction of a bridgehead on the right bank of the Rhine. |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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* [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]] – architect of [[ |
* [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]] – military architect of [[Louis XIV]], he directed the construction of the fortress of Huningue. |
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* [[Jean-Charles Abbatucci]] – General of the [[Army of the Rhine]]. He lost his life due to his injuries during an event during the first siege of the city in 1796. |
* [[Jean-Charles Abbatucci]] – General of the [[Army of the Rhine]]. He lost his life due to his injuries during an event during the first siege of the city in 1796. |
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* [[Joseph Barbanègre]] – French General, entrenched in Huningue during the third siege of the city in 1815. |
* [[Joseph Barbanègre]] – French General, entrenched in Huningue during the third siege of the city in 1815. |
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* [[Armand Blanchard]] – French director, born in Huningue. He was mayor of [[Mulhouse]] from 1825 to 1830. |
* [[Armand Blanchard]] – French director, born in Huningue. He was mayor of [[Mulhouse]] from 1825 to 1830. |
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* Michel Ordener, Major General, born in Huningue on April 3, 1787. He was the son of General [[Michel Ordener]]. |
* Michel Ordener, Major General, born in Huningue on April 3, 1787. He was the son of General [[Michel Ordener]]. |
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* [[ |
* [[Johnny Stark]]: producer and imprésario (1922 in Huningue – 1989 in Paris) |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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