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Sundgau

The Sundgau is a hilly region in the south of Alsace, France, between Mulhouse and the Swiss border near Basel. Originally the southern of the two counties into which Alsace was divided around 740, it passed to the Habsburgs and belonged to Further Austria until France acquired it in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. Its chief town is Altkirch.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of AlsaceFurther Austria

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sundgau. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sundgau
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“Sundgau.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sundgau. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sundgau.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sundgau.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sundgau’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sundgau (Accessed: ).

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