Saint-Hippolyte, Haut-Rhin
Saint-Hippolyte | |
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Saint-Hippolyte, with the round Stork Tower | |
Location of Saint-Hippolyte | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′57″N 7°22′21″E / 48.2325°N 7.3725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Ribeauvillé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Huber |
Area 1 | 17.86 km2 (6.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 945 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68296 /68590 |
| Elevation | 170–731 m (558–2,398 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saint-Hippolyte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ipɔlit] ⓘ; German: Sankt Pilt; Alsatian: Sàmpìlt) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is often said to be the birthplace of the 8th-century saint and abbot, Fulrad, who built a monastery there. Saint-Hippolyte is situated very close to the highly strategic castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg, and for many centuries the conflict centred on possession of the castle had a great influence, mostly destructive, on the history of the town.