Huttendorf is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin

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 department in Alsace

Alsace

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 in north-eastern France

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Agriculture

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, including livestock rearing, plays an important part in the village economy.

History

The first surviving record of the village appears under the name of Hittendorphe and dates from 797. At that time the settlement was part of the lands of the Abbey of Wissembourg

Wissembourg

Wissembourg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.It is situated on the little River Lauter close to the border between France and Germany approximately north of Strasbourg and west of Karlsruhe. Wissembourg is a sub-prefecture of the department...

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The church of Saint Vincent

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dates from 1746, although the tower is older. The organ, dating from 1853, was built by Pierre Rivenach.