Strasbourg facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Strasbourg
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Bas-Rhin | |
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78.26 km2 (30.22 sq mi) | |
| Population
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274,394 | |
| • Density | 3,506.18/km2 (9,081.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
67482 /67000
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| Elevation | 132–151 m (433–495 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
Strasbourg is a city in eastern France, the prefecture of Alsace. Today, about 275,000 people live there (with around 780,000 in the metropolitan area). It lies on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite the German city of Kehl.
Strasbourg is the seat Council of Europe, of the European Court of Human Rights and of the European Parliament. A lot of people also consider Strasbourg to be the capital of the European Union.
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History
Its old town, la Grande Île ("Grand Island") has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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A typical view of the old town
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Strasbourg in 1572
The city was founded in 12 BC by Drusus, the brother of Tiberius. Its Celtic name was Argentorate (which the Romans called Argentoratum). People think this name is linked to the river Ill (that flows into the Rhine near Strasbourg).
At that time, it was on the Limes, a fortification the Romans built across Europe (to keep out the Germanic tribes). There was a fortification (named castella drusi, drusus fort) at that spot. Soldiers need to live from something, so a local civilian settlement developed there. Later, the Limes was pushed farther east.
Climate
Strasbourg has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
Education
- École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
- Institut supérieur européen de gestion group
Images for kids
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Strasbourg seen from Spot Satellite
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Modern copy of the seal of Strasbourg from 1201.
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Strasbourg as seen in 1493
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Strasbourg as seen in 1644
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La Belle Strasbourgeoise, by Nicolas de Largillière, 1701: elements of tracht and French fashions worn with aplomb, embody the independent culture of Strasbourg's high bourgeoisie
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The Duke of Lorraine and Imperial troops crossing the Rhine at Strasbourg during the War of the Austrian Succession, 1744
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Statue of Kléber at Strasbourg
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1888 German map of Strasbourg as part of the German Empire
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Strasbourg in the 1890s.
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A lost, then restored, symbol of modernity in Strasbourg : a room in the Aubette building designed by Theo van Doesburg, Hans Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp.
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Post-war and contemporary Strasbourg: The Quartier de l'Esplanade (1950s) and a tramway (from 1994).
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The commemorative tablet affixed on the façade of the episcopal middle school Saint-Étienne in Strasbourg in memory of the young martyr Marcel Weinum killed by the Germans.
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Panorama from the Barrage Vauban with the medieval bridge Ponts Couverts in the foreground (the fourth tower being hidden by trees at the left) and the cathedral in the distance on the right.
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Place du Marché aux Cochons de Lait.
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Place Gutenberg with statue of Gutenberg and Carousel.
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Maison des tanneurs.
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View of the River Ill with Église Saint-Thomas.
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The baroque organ of the Église Saint-Thomas
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Place Kléber
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The Pavillon Joséphine (rear side) in the Parc de l'Orangerie
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The Château de Pourtalès (front side) in the park of the same name
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A room in the Musée des Arts décoratifs
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River Ill, seen from the terrace of the Palais Rohan
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Lateral view of the National Library.
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One of Strasbourg's trams passes over one of its canals, whilst a tourist trip boat passes underneath
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The Palace of Europe of the Council of Europe
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Stade de la Meinau, home of RC Strasbourg
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See also
In Spanish: Estrasburgo para niños
