Mulhouse - Mülhausen

Mulhouse
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Mulhouse (Milhüsa in the local dialect and Mulhouse [myluz] in French) is one french City in the department Haut-Rhin, in the Alsace.

Map of Mulhouse

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The second largest city in Alsace, it is also the capital of the arrondissement of Mulhouse and the administrative seat of four cantons.

The city lies on the Ill and the Rhine-Rhone Canal on the border between the Upper Rhine Plain and the Sundgau. The city received the nickname because of its strong industrialization City of a Hundred Chimneys or french manchester '. Nevertheless, the city is an important tourist destination, if only because of its museums, and the city center has also been successfully embellished.

getting there

By plane

The local airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-FreiburgWebsite of this institutionEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (Q156971) in the Wikidata database(IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP) is located 20 km southeast of Mulhouse. From the airport you can take bus 11 (runs every quarter of an hour, fare € 2.50) to the train station Saint-Louis, from there with the regional train to Mulhouse. It takes about half an hour by car. A taxi costs around 50 euros.

By train

Gare de Mulhouse

The 1 Mulhouse train stationMulhouse train station in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMulhouse station in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMulhouse train station (Q801205) in the Wikidata database can be reached every hour from Strasbourg or Basel with the TER200. There are also several connections to the diesel car known as the "blue whale" Muellheim (Baden) in the Markgräflerland or directly after Freiburg. There are also TGV to Paris and Eurocity on this route, with a stop in Mulhouse. Most connections from Germany lead via Strasbourg, connections from Switzerland lead via Basel. There is a daily direct TGV connection from Frankfurt / Main in just under 3 hours.

By bus

The 2 Long-distance bus stop in Mulhouse e.g. from Le Flixbus is located near the train station.

In the street

By bicycle

The international cycle route EuroVelo 6 passes the city south. Fast connection to Basel on a good route.

mobility

Mulhouse tram map

There are three tram lines in Mulhouse. They open up, among other things, the Cité du Train, with line 3. Lines 1 and 3 stop at the station. Line 2 connects the northeast with the southwest of the city. There is also the tram-train Mulhouse-Vallée de la Thur which follows the valley of the Thur Thann opens up.

Tourist Attractions

Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples

Temple St-Etienne
Place de la Réunion
Avenue Foch
  • 1  Temple Saint-Etienne, 12 Place de la Réunion, 68100 Mulhouse. Temple Saint-Etienne in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTemple Saint-Etienne in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTemple Saint-Etienne (Q2402982) in the Wikidata database.The reformed St. Stephen's Church. The neo-Gothic building was built between 1858 and 1868 on the site of the previous building on Place de la Réunion. Today it serves as an exhibition space.
  • 2  Église Saint-Etienne, 10 Rue Magenta, 68100 Mulhouse. Église Saint-Etienne in the encyclopedia WikipediaÉglise Saint-Etienne in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsÉglise Saint-Etienne (Q274519) in the Wikidata database.Catholic.
  • 3  Église Ste-Marie, 13 Rue du Couvent, 68100 Mulhouse. Église Ste-Marie in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsÉglise Ste-Marie (Q38523669) in the Wikidata database.

Buildings

  • 4  Hotel de Ville, 4 rue des Archives, 68100 Mulhouse. Hôtel de Ville in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHôtel de Ville in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHôtel de Ville (Q13142664) in the Wikidata database.The town hall.Open: Wed - Mon 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  • 5  Tour de l'Europe, 3 boulvard de l'Europe, 68100 Mulhouse. Tour de l'Europe in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTour de l'Europe in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTour de l'Europe (Q1398273) in the Wikidata database.110 m high skyscraper from 1972.
  • 6  Tour du Belvédère. Tour du Belvédère in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTour du Belvédère (Q2446494) in the Wikidata database.Lookout tower on a hill in the south of the city.

Monuments

  • Monument to the French First Armored Division

Museums

Bugatti Type 35 in the Cité de l’Automobile
  • 7  Cité du train (National Railway Museum of France), 2 rue Alfred de Glehn. Tel.: (0)3 89 42 83 33, Fax: (0)3 89 42 41 82. Cité du train in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCité du train in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCité du train (Q728562) in the Wikidata database.Open: Daily 10 am–5pm, from April 11 to November 1, 10 am–6pm. Closed on December 25th.Price: Admission € 12 (reduced € 9.50; one free with two children).
  • 8  Cité de l’Automobile (National Museum of the Automobile; mostly only Collection smurf called), 192 avenue de Colmar. Tel.: (0)3 89 33 23 23, Fax: (0)3 89 32 08 09. Cité de l’Automobile in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCité de l’Automobile in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCité de l’Automobile (Q867719) in the Wikidata database.Open: (2016): From January 4th to February 5th, weekdays 1pm to 5pm, on weekends 10am to 5pm; from February 6th to April 9th ​​daily 10 am-5pm; from April 10th to November 1st daily 10 am-6pm; from November 2nd to December 31st daily 10 am-5pm; closed on December 25th.Price: Admission 15 € (reduced 11.50 €; one free with two children).
  • Historique Museum. The historical museum is housed in the town hall (location see above).Price: free entry.
  • 9  Musée des Beaux-Arts, 4 place Guillaume Tell. Tel.: 33 (0)3 89 33 78 11, Fax: 33 (0)3 89 33 78 08. Musée des Beaux-Arts in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMusée des Beaux-Arts in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMusée des Beaux-Arts (Q3330211) in the Wikidata database.Art museum in the Villa Steinbach.Open: September - June: Wed - Mon 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., July - August: Wed - Mon 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
  • 10  Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes. Musée de l'Impression sur Étoffes in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMusée de l'Impression sur Étoffes in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMusée de l'Impression sur Étoffes (Q3329839) in the Wikidata database.Fabric printing museum.Open: Wed - Mon 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
  • 11  Parc zoologique et botanique. Zoo with botanical garden.
  • 12  EDF Electropolis Museum, 55, rue de Pâturage F 68200 Mulhouse. Tel.: 33(0)3 89 66 77 77. EDF Electropolis Museum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMusée EDF Electropolis in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEDF Electropolis Museum (Q3329134) in the Wikidata database.Open: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., closed on public holidays.

Current overview about the 9 museums in Mulhouse and southern Alsace

Streets and squares

  • 13 Place de Géneral de Gaulle - The actual station square.
  • 14 Place de la Réunion - With town hall and reformed St. Stephen's Church.

activities

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

  • Enzo Hotel Mulhouse, 30 rue Albert Tachard, F-68790 Morschwiller-le-Bas. Price: double room from 38 €.
    - there are two breakfasts, one real one Petit Déjeuner for € 3.50 and a normal buffet for € 6.50, air conditioning does not cool
  • 1  Hotel Le Strasbourg, 17, Avenue De Colmar, F-68200 Mulhouse. Price: double room from € 42.

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