- Cernay, Haut-Rhin
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Cernay
Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Haut-Rhin Arrondissement Thann Canton Cernay Intercommunality Cernay et environs Mayor Michel Sordi
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 277–358 m (909–1,175 ft)
(avg. 295 m/968 ft)Land area1 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) Population2 10,995 (2006) - Density 609 /km2 (1,580 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 68063/ 68700 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 47°48′26″N 7°10′36″E / 47.8072222222°N 7.17666666667°E
Cernay (in German Sennheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
It is situated on the river Thur, 17 km northwest of Mulhouse.
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Second World War
The Schutzstaffel had an "ideology school" for their soldiers, where "race theory" was part of the curriculum.[1]
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- ^ Verdens Gang, 2010-11-11,Frivillig til tjeneste i helvete (An interview of former soldier Bjørn Lindstad),pages 44,45: "Du gikk på SS-ideologiskole i Sennheim og beskriver detaljert i boken om raselære og jødehets. Ble du ideologisk påvirket? — Sikkert, det ville vært rart ellers. Senere erfarte vi at jøder ikke var slik propagandaen fremstilte dem."
Categories:- Communes of Haut-Rhin
- Haut-Rhin geography stubs
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