| Upper Rhine | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | France |
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| Region | Alsace |
| Capital | Colmar |
| Surface | 3 525 km² |
| Inhabitants | 708 025 (1999 census) |
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| Institutional website | |
Upper Rhine (in FrenchHaut-Rhin) is a department French in the region ofAlsace.
To know
Despite the name "Alto", this department represents the southern part of Alsace, on the border between France, Germany is Switzerland as the bridge in the town of Huningue, called "Bridge of the Three Countries". The historical and cultural influence of Germany as in all of Alsace is very present and appears from the name of the cities, which almost always have two variants: one French and the other German or sometimes retain the old German name.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Colmar (Kolmar) - capital of the department and one of the most beautiful cities in France.
- Altkirch
- Cernay (Sennheim)
- Eguisheim (Egisheim)
- Guebwiller (Gebweiler)
- Huningue (Hüningen) - located in the southern part of the department is a charming town on the border with Germany and Switzerland with strong influences and contacts with these two neighboring nations.
- Mulhouse (Mülhausen)
- Munster
- Ribeauvillé (Rappoltsweiler) - In the Middle Ages, the lords of Ribeauvillé were "kings" of the minstrels and troubadours of all Alsace. Even today the city annually celebrates the rich and ancient medieval tradition with performances by musicians and comedians from every corner of France.
- Riquewihr ( Require) - Enchanting city, often used as an inspiration or backdrop for movies and song videos.
- Rouffach (Rufach)
- Saint-Louis
- Soultz (Sulz Oberelsass)
- Thann (Tànn)
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Upper Rhine
Commons contains images or other files on Upper Rhine
