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Strasbourg (UK: / ˈ s t r æ z b ɜːr ɡ /, [5] US: / ˈ s t r ɑː s b ʊər ɡ, ˈ s t r ɑː z-,-b ɜːr ɡ /; [6] French: ⓘ; German: Straßburg [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊʁk] ⓘ [7] [8]) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace.
Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, [5] US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; [6] [7] French: ⓘ) [8] is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland.
The Grande Île (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d il]; German: Große Insel) is an island that lies at the historic centre of the city of Strasbourg in France.Its name means "Large Island", and derives from the fact that it is surrounded on one side by the main channel of the Ill river and on the other side by the Canal du Faux-Rempart, a canalised arm of that river.
Français : Carte administrative vierge de la France destinée à la géolocalisation, avec régions et départements distingués. Échelle approximative : 1:3 000 000 English: Blank administrative map of France for geo-location purpose, with regions and departements distinguished.
The historical building of Strasbourg's current railway station was built between 1878 and 1883 by the German architect Johann Eduard Jacobsthal (1839–1902). In 1900, Hermann Eggert , architect of the imperial palace Palais du Rhin , added a special waiting section and staircase for the German emperor , Wilhelm II , now known as the Salon de ...
TVG stands for train à grande vitesse, which is French for "train of great speed"), and is the name of France's high-speed rail service. France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79 million foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people staying less than 24 hours in France). [4] Economic rank
The arrondissement of Strasbourg (French: Arrondissement de Strasbourg; Alsatian: Arrondissement Strossburi) is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 33 communes. [2] Its population is 514,651 (2021), and its area is 337.6 km 2 (130.3 sq mi). [3]
The Petite France (French pronunciation: [pətit fʁɑ̃s]), in Alsatian dialect: Französel (also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs; German: Gerberviertel; "Tanner's Quarter") is the south-western part of the Grande Île of Strasbourg in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic island of the city that forms the historic center.