Alsace

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cultural region historical region

Alsace is a historical and cultural region in northeastern France known for its blend of French and German influences, picturesque villages, and renowned wines.

Aliases (7)

Upper Rhine region ×3
Alsace region ×2
Alsace wine region ×2
Alsace (historical region) ×1
Alsace historical region ×1
Alsatians ×1
France (Alsace, Lorraine) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region → historical region →
borders	Germany → Switzerland →
changedSovereignty	Franco-Prussian War → World War I → World War II →
climate	semi-continental climate →
containsCity	Colmar → Mulhouse → Strasbourg →
containsDepartment	Bas-Rhin → Haut-Rhin →
country	France →
formerAdministrativeRegionOf	France →
hasCulturalIdentity	Alsatian identity →
hasMountainRange	Vosges Mountains →
hasOfficialLanguage	French →
hasRegionalLanguage	Alsatian → German →
hasRiver	Ill River → Rhine →
hasUNESCOSite	Neustadt of Strasbourg → Strasbourg Grande Île →
historicalCapital	Strasbourg →
historicallyRuledBy	France → Germany → Holy Roman Empire →
knownFor	Alsace Wine Route → Alsatian cuisine → Christmas markets → Gewürztraminer wine → Pinot Gris wine → Riesling wine → blend of French and German cultures → half-timbered houses → picturesque villages → white wines → wine production →
largestCity	Strasbourg →
locatedIn	northeastern France →
locatedOn	western bank of the Rhine →
partOf	Grand Est region →
traditionalDish	baeckeoffe → choucroute garnie → flammekueche →
traditionalProduct	Kougelhopf cake → Munster cheese →
vineyardAreaRankInFrance	one of the major wine regions of France →

Referenced by (105)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A35 → A35 motorway (France) → A352 motorway (France) → Argentoratum → Basel–Mulhouse railway → Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor ("Upper Rhine region") → Colmar → Colmar Pocket → Electoral Palatinate ("Upper Rhine region") → European Court of Human Rights → European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) → European Youth Centre Strasbourg → Fortified Sector of Haguenau → Grand Canal d’Alsace → Grande Île → Haguenau → Hunspach → Mulhouse → Palais Rohan → Petite France → Ponts Couverts → Saint-Louis → Strasbourg → Strasbourg Cathedral → Sélestat → University of Strasbourg → Vosges Mountains → Église Saint-Guillaume de Strasbourg → Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune → Église Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux de Strasbourg → Église Saint-Thomas de Strasbourg → Église Saint-Étienne de Strasbourg →	locatedIn
Burgundian Wars → Franco-Prussian War → Liberation of France → Operation Nordwind → Peasants’ War → War of the Reunions →	location
Albert Schweitzer → Georges Picquart → Johann Heinrich Lambert → Martin Bucer → Maurice Koechlin →	placeOfBirth
Ancienne Douane de Strasbourg → Maison Kammerzell → RC Strasbourg Alsace → Église Saint-Guillaume de Strasbourg → Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune →	region
Haguenau → Mulhouse → Saint-Louis → Sélestat →	historicalRegion
Charles Munch → Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi → Ludwig I of Bavaria →	birthPlace
Eastern France → Left Bank of the Rhine → Upper Rhine Plain →	containsRegion
Bas-Rhin → Haut-Rhin → Strasbourg →	formerRegion
Pinot Gris → Pinot Noir → Pinot family →	notableRegion
A35 motorway (France) → A4 motorway (France) → Strasbourg Airport →	regionServed
Alemannic German → New High German → Upper German →	spokenIn
A36 motorway (France) → Paris–Strasbourg →	connectsRegion
Alsace-Lorraine → Upper Rhine metropolitan region →	hasPart
Bas-Rhin ("Alsace wine region") → Grand Est ("Alsace wine region") →	hasWineRegion
Paris–Strasbourg → Strasbourg Airport →	locatedInRegion
Bas-Rhin ("Alsace historical region") → Haut-Rhin →	partOf
U.S. Seventh Army →	areaOfOperations
Basel-Landschaft →	borders
Grand Est →	containsFormerRegion
Jakob Ammann →	countryOfActivity
Weisser Clevner →	cultivationRegion
Grand Est →	formedByMergerOf
Treaty of Baden (1714) ("Upper Rhine region") →	geographicalContext
Pinot Blanc →	grownInRegion
RC Strasbourg Alsace ("Alsace region") →	hasSupporterBase
Haut-Rhin →	historicalProvince
Duchy of Swabia →	includedTerritory
German-speaking Europe →	includesPartOfCountry
Strasbourg ("Alsace (historical region)") →	isCapitalOf
Place de la Cathédrale →	locatedInHistoricRegion
Nusach Ashkenaz →	mainCenters
Left Bank of the Rhine →	partlyFormedTerritory
Riesling →	primaryRegion
Strasbourg →	regionHistorical
Grand Canal d’Alsace →	regionHistorically
Germans ("Alsatians") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Strasbourg Airport ("Alsace region") →	serves
Gare de l'Est →	servesRegion
High German ("France (Alsace, Lorraine)") →	spokenInCountry
Weisser Clevner →	synonymUsageRegion
Kingdom of the Franks →	territoryIncludes