By. John McKnight

The Regions of France

Alsace

Alsace is in

eastern France and

borders with

Germany.

Departments

Bas-Rhin constitutes

the northern half of

the Alsacian region.

The department is

bordered by

Germany to the

north and to the

east. The Haut-Rhin

department covers

the southern half of

the Alsace region It

is bounded by the

department of Bas-

Rhin to the north,

the Rhine River to

the east, Switzerland

to the south, the

region of Franche-

Comté to the

southwest .

Regional Capital

  Strasbourg- Strasbourg is the capital of Alsace. Strasbourg means town of roads. Strasbourg is in Bas Rhin. The charming city has a very traditional half-timber architecture, cuisine and wines, the wooden structure in the buildings make the city very attractive.

Geography

Alsace is 275 miles away from Paris. Alsace is in the heart of Europe. And borders with Switzerland and Germany. Alsace is 190 km long from North to South. Has fresh ponds and lakes. The most famous is lac blanc has an altitude of 1,055 meters. There are 13 ski resorts. Snow in some areas of Alsace like

CastleHaut-

Koenigsbourg is a

castle in Alsace.

This castle is

located at

Orschwiller ,

Alsace. A coalition

of cities of cities

attacked and

burned the castle

in 1462.

Beautiful Village

This is one of the

most beautiful

villages in Alsace.

It is in the region

of Haut-Rhin and

is the village

called Hunawihr.

It is beautiful

with its sights of

the flower garden

and beautiful

church and

cemetery.

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Websites

FoodMunster cheese

is a soft paste

cheese with a

washed rind. It

was first made

by the monks of

the monastery.

It is produced in

a traditional

way, with

special

standards since

1969.

FlagThis is the flag

of Alsace.

These arms are

based on the

Alsatian arms.

The white arms

are

representing

lower Alsace

and the gold

crowns

represent

upper Alsace.

The arms have

been designed

and used by

the regional

council since

the 1990’s.

FestivalsThe high point of the

Alsatian festive year is

December, which begins

with the feast of Saint

Nicolas with its songs,

legends and

gingerbread.

Christmastime gradually

approaches and the

streets are lit up with

Christmas lights, the

Christmas markets are

set up in the squares

and the delicious

fragrance of cinnamon

and biscuits can be

enjoyed in Alsace's

streets and homes.

Monuments

The

Kappellturm

Belfry- Being

59, 60 meters

high this

watch tower

stands behind

the city hall. It

was destroyed

in 1873. The

belfry served

for the city as

a watchtower.

CostumesThe region is

famous for Alsatian

Headdress but it

was abandoned in

1945. Today, this

can only be admired

during certain

cultural and tourist

events.

Consequently,

Protestant women

in the North would

wear the colors of

their choosing,

where as Catholics

from Kochersberg

(to the north-west of

Strasbourg) wore

only ruby red.