Cernay, Haut-Rhin

Cernay
Cernay
Location within Alsace region  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 / 47.8072222222; 7.17666666667

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.

Second World War

The Schutzstaffel had an "ideology school" for their soldiers, where "race theory" was part of the curriculum.^[1]

External links

• INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

1. ^ 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."