Colmar

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commune of France town

Colmar is a picturesque historic town in northeastern France’s Alsace region, renowned for its well-preserved medieval and early Renaissance architecture and canals.

Aliases (2)

Imperial City of Colmar ×1
historic center of Colmar ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France → town →
associatedWithPerson	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →
climate	semi-continental climate →
country	France →
economicActivity	light industry → tourism → wine trade →
elevation	about 197 meters above sea level →
foundedInCentury	9th century →
hasArtwork	Isenheim Altarpiece →
hasLandmark	Bartholdi Museum → Dominican Church → Koïfhus (Old Customs House) → Little Venice district → Maison Pfister → Saint-Martin Collegiate Church → Unterlinden Museum →
hasMuseum	Bartholdi Museum → Unterlinden Museum →
hasRiver	Ill River (nearby) → Lauch River →
historicalEvent	joined Kingdom of France in 17th century →
historicalRegion	Holy Roman Empire (medieval period) →
isPartOf	Alsace wine route →
isSeatOf	Haut-Rhin department →
knownFor	dry and sunny microclimate → early Renaissance architecture → historic old town → picturesque canals → well-preserved medieval architecture →
locatedIn	Alsace → Grand Est region → Haut-Rhin department → northeastern France →
nearbyCity	Strasbourg →
nearbyCountry	Germany → Switzerland →
nickname	Little Venice →
population	approximately 70,000 inhabitants →
postalCode	68000 →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
transport	Colmar railway station →
twinTown	Lucca → Prague 6 → Schongau → Sint-Niklaas → Spartanburg →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alsace → Eastern France →	containsCity
A35 → A35 motorway (France) →	servesCity
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →	birthPlace
Haut-Rhin →	capital
Haut-Rhin →	contains
Alsace-Lorraine →	hasCity
Sélestat →	hasRailConnectionTo
Manneken Pis →	hasReplica
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi →	hasWorkLocation
Upper Rhenish Circle ("Imperial City of Colmar") →	includesTerritory
Sélestat →	locatedBetween
Musée Bartholdi →	locatedIn
Musée Bartholdi ("historic center of Colmar") →	locatedInOldTown
Grand Canal d’Alsace →	passesNear
A35 motorway (France) →	passesThrough
Haut-Rhin →	prefecture