Alsace | ||||||||||
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Cernay and the plain of Alsace; Strasbourg; Colmar; Castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg; Riquewihr; Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park; Mulhouse; Neuf-Brisach
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Country | France | |||||||||
Administrative region | Grand Est | |||||||||
Prefecture | Strasbourg | |||||||||
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• Total | 8,280 km2 (3,200 sq mi) | |||||||||
Population (2014) | ||||||||||
• Total | 1,872,949 | |||||||||
Demonym(s) | Alsatian | |||||||||
ISO 3166 code | FR-A |
Alsace (/ælˈsæs, -ˈseɪs, ˈælsæs, -seɪs/,French: [alzas] ( listen); Alsatian: ’s Elsass [ˈɛlsɑs]; German: Elsass[ˈɛlzas] (
listen); Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural and historical region in eastern France now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Alsace is located on France's eastern border and on the west bank of the upper Rhine adjacent to Germany and Switzerland.