Fecht (river)

Illhaeusern (French pronunciation: [ilœjzəʁn] ; German: Illhäusern) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Ill and Fecht. Its name means "houses near the river Ill". Illhaeusern is famous for the Auberge de l'Ill, still one of the oldest 2-star establishments in France. It was managed until 2008 by Paul Haeberlin, his son Marc took over after his death.

Guémar (French pronunciation: [ɡemaʁ] ; German: Gemar) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Riedwihr (French pronunciation: [ʁidviʁ] ; German: Riedweier) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Porte du Ried.

Ostheim (French pronunciation: [ɔstaim] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Grussenheim (French pronunciation: [ɡʁysənaim] ; German: Grüssenheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Notre-Dame de l′Assomption (Our Lady of the Assumption) is a Catholic parish church in the small town of Bergheim, in the Haut-Rhin department of France. It is classified as a Monument historique since 1985.The current Bergheim church building was preceded by an earlier one, already dedicated to Mary, recorded in the year 705 and visited by Bernard of Clairvaux in 1146, while on his way from Basel to Worms to rally for the Second Crusade. That previous church was destroyed in 1287 during the great fire of Bergheim, which was started by the troops of Rudolf I of Germany.The current Bergheim church was built from 1320 to 1347 and largely modified from 1718 to 1725, which accounts for the fact that it presents features both of Gothic architecture and of Neoclassical architecture.The church is remarkable for its Gothic frescoes (both on the outside and the inside), which had been concealed in the 18th-century and rediscovered in 1959. A pair of Gothic statues from around 1460 are thought to be from the workshop of Nikolaus Gerhaert. The pipe organ is a 1903 instrument in a Baroque 1740 organ case.

Porte du Ried (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt dy ʁid] , literally Gate of the Ried) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Holtzwihr and Riedwihr.

The arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein (French: Arrondissement de Sélestat-Erstein; Alsatian: Arrondissement Schlettstàdt-Eerstain) is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 101 communes. Its population is 156,463 (2016), and its area is 980.5 km2 (378.6 sq mi).

Holtzwihr (French pronunciation: [ɔltsviʁ]; German: Holzweier; Alsatian: Holzwihr) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Porte du Ried. It was also the location of the World War II Battle of Holtzwihr on January 26, 1945, during which US Army Second Lieutenant Audie Murphy of the 3rd Infantry Division, almost single-handedly cut down an advancing German unit, earning the Medal of Honor. It also has a road named after Audie Murphy, Rue Audie Murphy (see Google Maps).

Bergheim (French pronunciation: [bɛʁɡaim] ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.It is a completely fortified town and has a late-medieval church, as well as surviving towers and walls. The entire population was wiped out by two wars and the plague in the 17th-18th centuries. To replace the population, thousands of people from other countries were invited to immigrate to Bergheim. The majority of people who immigrated at that times were Swiss, German, Hungarian, Austrian, or Romanian. The city economy is based on tourism and the viticulture that surrounds the town.

Jebsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. During WWII in fighting over the Colmar Pocket, which included Jebsheim, Audie Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Wickerschwihr (German: Wickerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.