Strasbourg is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the European Parliament. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace,it is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department.
Alsace is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France,on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2023,it had a population of 1,921,014. Alsatian culture is characterized by a blend of German and French influences.
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. Note that 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 1,148,073 inhabitants in 2020. The prefecture is based in Strasbourg. The INSEE and Post Code is 67.
Sélestat is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department,the town lies on the Ill river,17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace,Strasbourg and Mulhouse.
A eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states. A eurodistrict offers a program for cooperation and integration of the towns or communes which it comprises:for example,improving transport links for people who live and work on different sides of the border. Furthermore,it confers a trans-national regional identity and represents European integration.
Jean-Marie Bockel is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon appointed on 18 March 2008,having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007. He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 1981,when he stood as a Socialist Party candidate,and was Minister for Commerce in the Socialist Party government of Laurent Fabius between 1984 and 1986.
Vendenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department,Alsace,administrative region of Grand Est,northeastern France. It has been the eastern terminus of the LGV Est high-speed rail from Paris to Strasbourg since 2016.
Beinheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in the Alsace region of northeastern France.
The history of the Jews in Alsace is one of the oldest in Europe. It was first attested to in 1165 by Benjamin of Tudela,who wrote about a "large number of learned men" in "Astransbourg";and it is assumed that it dates back to around the year 1000. Although Jewish life in Alsace was often disrupted by outbreaks of pogroms,at least during the Middle Ages,and reined in by harsh restrictions on business and movement,it has had a continuous existence ever since it was first recorded. At its peak,in 1870,the Jewish community of Alsace numbered 35,000 people.
Strasbourg-Ville station is the main railway station in the city of Strasbourg,Bas-Rhin,France. It is the eastern terminus of the Paris-Est–Strasbourg-Ville railway. The current core building,an example of historicist architecture of the Wilhelminian period,replaced a previous station inaugurated in 1852,later turned into a covered market and ultimately demolished.
With over 20 million passengers in 2018,Strasbourg-Ville is one of the busiest railway stations in France,second only to Lyon-Part-Dieu outside of the Île-de-France.
The Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau is a Franco-German eurodistrict,a cross-border administrative entity sharing common institutions,established on 17 October 2005 and definitely functional since 4 February 2010. The district is formed by the Eurométropole de Strasbourg,the Communautéde communes du Canton d'Erstein and the French State on the French side of the Rhine and the Ortenau district,comprising the cities of Achern,Kehl,Lahr,Oberkirch and Offenburg,in the Baden-Württemberg region on the German side. The population of the district was roughly 1,000,000 in 2022,and it covers an area of 2,468 km2 (953 sq mi)
Building on regional and Franco-German cooperation,it aims to develop bonds between citizens,associations,public administrations,educational establishments and corporations. It is also in the context of European integration,with the presence of European institutions in Strasbourg,and has been compared to a EU version of Washington D.C.
Jacques Laurent Peirotes was a French and German politician,mayor of Strasbourg from 1919 to 1929.
Jacques Bigot is a French politician,Mayor of Illkirch-Graffenstaden and President of the Urban Community of Strasbourg. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Strasbourg,Alsace,France.
Émile Koehl was a French politician and deputy of the French National Assembly 1978–1993,representing centre-right Union for French Democracy for the Bas-Rhin's 1st,Alsace,who also served as 1st deputy mayor in Strasbourg,"playing a key role in Strasbourg during a quarter-century".
Antoine Pfeiffer was a French reformist pastor. He served as President of the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine from 1988 to 2000 and was a member of the Communautéd'Églises en mission.
The Departmental Council of Bas-Rhin was the deliberative assembly of the French department of Bas-Rhin. Its headquarters were in Place du Quartier Blanc in Strasbourg.
The Assembly of Alsace is the deliberative assembly which has administered the European Collectivity of Alsace (CEA) since January 1,2021.
Frédéric Bierry is a French politician who was a member of the UMP,then of the Republicans.
The Departmental Council of Haut-Rhin was the deliberative assembly of the French department of Haut-Rhin. It included 34 departmental councillors from the 17 cantons of Haut-Rhin. Its headquarters were in Colmar.
