Bas-Rhin is a département in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin department. Both belong to the European Upper Rhine region. It is, with the Haut-Rhin, one of the two departments of the traditional Alsace region which until 1871, also included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort. The more populous and densely populated of the pair, it had 1,152,662 inhabitants in 2021. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
Lampertheim is a commune of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
A regional nature park or regional natural park is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in order to protect the scenery and heritage as well as set up sustainable economic development in the area.
Haegen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Wettolsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Niederhausbergen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Frohmuhl is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Lampertsloch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located less than nine kilometres from the French–German border.
Lichtenberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Petersbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
La Petite-Pierre is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical and cultural region of Alsace. Petit-Pierre literally means little rock.
Reipertswiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Volksberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Sondernach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Bergholtz is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, and, since 1 January 2021, the European collectivity of Alsace. The commune is in the historic and cultural region of Alsace.
Xonrupt-Longemer is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
The Château de Lichtenberg is a castle built on a singular prominence in the northern Vosges at the end of the village of Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The castle was first mentioned in 1206 and is most well known as the home of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg. It was left in ruins in 1870 after bombardment by Württemberg troops during the Franco-Prussian War, but was restored in the 1990s and is open to the public.
The Château de la Petite-Pierre, Burg Lützelstein (German) is a castle in the commune of La Petite-Pierre in the Bas-Rhin département of France, in Alsace. All the names of the place are related to "small stone", and come from Old Franconian Lítzelstäin, with the French name as a translation.
The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park is a protected area of woodland, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the region Grand Est in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1976.
The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989. 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.
