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Hace 3 días · History. The city was originally a Celtic village, and under the Romans it became a garrison town called Argentoratum. It was captured in the 5th century by the Franks, who called it Strateburgum, from which the present name is derived.
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Hace 1 día · Strasbourg is immersed in Franco-German culture and although violently disputed throughout history, has been a cultural bridge between France and Germany for centuries, especially through the University of Strasbourg, currently the second-largest in France, and the coexistence of Catholic and Protestant culture.
Hace 1 día · Huguenot was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutherans .
Hace 5 días · The history of Alsace is linked to its location on the border between two major areas of culture and power: the Germanic area, represented by the Holy Roman Empire first and the German Empire after, and the French area.
Hace 5 días · House of Habsburg, royal German family, one of the chief dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. As dukes, archdukes, and emperors, the Habsburgs ruled Austria from 1282 until 1918. They also controlled Hungary and Bohemia (1526–1918) and ruled Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries.
Hace 5 días · Franco-German War, (July 19, 1870–May 10, 1871), war in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The war marked the end of French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany.
Hace 5 días · Alsace is a gorgeous region in eastern France that happens to border Germany and Switzerland. In fact, when you spend 3 days in Alsace (or more), you will sometimes forget that you’re even in France.
