Alsace

Alsace is a region in the region of that has close historical links with Germany. The local culture is distinct, and the region offers historic cities and castles, and interesting countryside.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Strasbourg and Mulhouse.

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, in Alsace, is the capital of the Grand-Est region of and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions.

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is an industrial city in Alsace, west of the Rhine near the border to . Thanks to its history, cultural heritage, geographic location, and a plethora of investments made to gentrify neighbourhoods, rehabilitate public transportation, and new stores, the city is slowly but surely getting out of its dark ages.

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is a city in Alsace, . 's old town is the main attraction if you come to . It is stunningly beautiful and well preserved.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Sélestat and Riquewihr.

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is in the middle of Alsace. It is home to the humanist library. Nearby is the deer reserve with unusual wildlife.

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is one of the most enchanting towns in Alsace. is a medieval city with a lot of half-timbered houses, which give the charm of the city.

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is a medieval village in Alsace that is classified among The Most Beautiful Villages of France.

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is a city of 23,000 people in Alsace in the Grand-Est at the German and Swiss borders, just north of Basel. is rich in cultural resources and fun activities.

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, in Alsace, Grand-Est was an important town in the Middle Ages. It has a large fortress, and the town's name means Emperor's mountain which comes from the fortress.

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is one of the prettiest towns in Alsace. It was first mentioned in 768 AD. It was the property of the Dukes of Alsace, the Counts of Equisheim, the Emperor of Germany and the Bishop of Basel.

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is a fortified town in Alsace in the French region of Grand-Est. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace.

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is in the foothills of the Vosges mountains, 6 km south of Colmar in the heart of Alsace. It is the highest wine village on the Alsatian Vineyard Route.

Alsace

Latitude of center
48.5° or 48° 30′ north
Longitude of center
7.5° or 7° 30′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1142
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Alsace” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Elsas”
  • Albanian: “Alsasa”
  • Albanian: “Alzasa”
  • Amharic: “አልሳስ”
  • Arabic: “ألزاس”
  • Arabic: “ألزس”
  • Aragonese: “Alsacia”
  • Armenian: “Էլզաս”
  • Arpitan: “Alzace”
  • Asturian: “Alsacia”
  • Aymara: “Alsace suyu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Elzas”
  • Basque: “Alsazia”
  • Bavarian: “Ejsass”
  • Bavarian: “Elsass”
  • Bavarian: “Öisass”
  • Belarusian: “рэгіён Эльзас”
  • Belarusian: “Эльзас”
  • Bengali: “আল্‌জাস”
  • Bosnian: “Alsace”
  • Breton: “Elzas”
  • Bulgarian: “Елзас”
  • Catalan: “Alsàcia”
  • Cebuano: “Alsace”
  • Chechen: “Эльзас”
  • Chinese: “Alsace”
  • Chinese: “亞爾薩斯”
  • Chinese: “阿尔萨斯”
  • Chinese: “阿爾薩斯”
  • Chuvash: “Эльзас”
  • Cornish: “Alsass”
  • Corsican: “Alsazia”
  • Croatian: “Elzas”
  • Czech: “Alsasko”
  • Danish: “Alsace”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Elzas”
  • Dutch: “Elzas”
  • Esperanto: “Alzaco”
  • Esperanto: “Elzaco”
  • Estonian: “Alsace”
  • Finnish: “Alsace”
  • French: “Alsace”
  • Galician: “Alsacia”
  • Georgian: “ელზასი”
  • German: “Elsass”
  • German: “Elsaß”
  • Greek: “Αλσατία”
  • Haitian: “Alzas”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Alsace”
  • Hebrew: “אלזס”
  • Hebrew: “עלזאס”
  • Hebrew: “עלזס”
  • Hungarian: “Elzász”
  • Icelandic: “Alsace”
  • Icelandic: “Elsass”
  • Ido: “Alzacia”
  • Indonesian: “Alsace”
  • Interlingua: “Alsatia”
  • Irish: “An Alsáis”
  • Italian: “Alsazia”
  • Italian: “Collettività europea di Alsazia”
  • Japanese: “アルザス地域圏”
  • Javanese: “Alsace”
  • Kannada: “ಆಲ್ಸೇಸ್”
  • Kashubian: “Elzas”
  • Kazakh: “Эльзас”
  • Korean: “알자스”
  • Kurdish: “Elsas”
  • Ladino: “Alsasia”
  • Latin: “Alsatia”
  • Latin: “Elisatia”
  • Latvian: “Elzasa”
  • Limburgan: “Elzas”
  • Lithuanian: “Elzasas”
  • Lombard: “Alsasia”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Elsaska”
  • Luxembourgish: “Elsass”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Alsace”
  • Macedonian: “Алзас”
  • Malagasy: “Alsace”
  • Malay: “Alsace”
  • Marathi: “अल्सास”
  • Mazanderani: “آلزاس”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alsace”
  • Mingrelian: “ელზასი”
  • Narom: “Alsache”
  • Northern Luri: “آلزاس”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alsace”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alsace”
  • Norwegian: “Alsace”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Alsàcia”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Elsass”
  • Ossetian: “Эльзас”
  • Pampanga: “Alsace”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਸਾਸ”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Elsass”
  • Persian: “آلزاس”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Elsass”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Elsaß”
  • Picard: “Alsace”
  • Piemontese: “Alsassia”
  • Polish: “Alzacja”
  • Portuguese: “Alsácia”
  • Quechua: “Alsace”
  • Romanian: “Alsacia”
  • Russian: “Эльзас”
  • Santali: “ᱟᱞᱥᱟᱥ”
  • Sardinian: “Alsàtzia”
  • Scots: “Alsace”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Alsace”
  • Serbian: “Алзас”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alsace”
  • Sicilian: “Alsazzia”
  • Silesian: “Alzacyjo”
  • Slovak: “Alsasko”
  • Slovenian: “Alzacija”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلزاس”
  • Spanish: “Alsacia”
  • Swahili: “Alsace”
  • Swedish: “Alsace”
  • Swedish: “Elsass”
  • Swiss German: “Alsace”
  • Swiss German: “Elsass”
  • Swiss German: “Elsàss”
  • Talysh: “Elzas”
  • Tamil: “அல்சேஸ்”
  • Thai: “แคว้นอาลซัส”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Elsass”
  • Turkish: “Alsas”
  • Ukrainian: “Альзас”
  • Ukrainian: “Ельзас”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Elsaska”
  • Urdu: “الزاس”
  • Venetian: “Alsace”
  • Venetian: “Alsazia”
  • Vietnamese: “Alsace”
  • Walloon: “Alsace”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alsace”
  • Welsh: “Alsace”
  • Western Frisian: “Elsas”
  • Western Frisian: “Elzas”
  • Western Panjabi: “السائس”
  • Wu Chinese: “阿尔萨斯”
  • Yiddish: “עלזאס”
  • Yue Chinese: “阿爾薩斯”

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