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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.
Officially promoted through the 'Office pour la Langue et les Cultures d’Alsace et de Moselle (OLCA)' (Office for the language and cultures of Alsace and Moselle), funded by the Grand Est region (formerly the Alsace region), and the departmental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. Language codes; ISO 639-2: ISO 639-3: gsw (with Swiss German ...
Lower High Alsace Allgäuerisch Lower Markgräflerland Upper Swabian Eastern Swiss German Western Swiss German Sensler; I am (ich bin) I ben: Ìch bì: I bi: Ich bi: I bee: I bi: I(g) bi [ɪɡ̊ b̥ɪ] I bü/bi you (sg.) are (du bist) du bisch: dü bìsch: du bisch: du bisch: d(o)u bisch: du bisch: du bisch [d̥ʊ b̥ɪʒ̊] du büsch/bisch he ...
There was rampant social & employment discrimination for anyone suspected of being German. Meritt G. Yorgey, a Pennsylvania Dutch descendant who grew up during the height of anti-German sentiment, remembers the instructions of his father: "Don't ever call yourself "Dutch" or "Pennsylvania German." You're just American." [48] [better source needed]
Alsace may also refer to: In geography. Australia. Alsace, Queensland, a locality in the Central Highlands Region; Europe. Alsace wine region; Alsace-Lorraine; Duchy ...
Below is a list of the historic German language exonyms for towns and village in the Alsace region of France (German: Elsaß) used prior to the annexation of the region by France during the reign of King Louis XIV of France in 1681 and again from 1870 to 1918 and from 1940 to 1945, when Alsace was re-annexed to Germany. Alsatian names used ...
Riquewihr (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Alsatian: Richewihr; German: Reichenweier [ˈʁaɪçn̩vaɪɐ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The majority of Alsace–Lorraine's inhabitants were sceptical of the German Empire during the first two decades and voted for regional parties (Alsace–Lorraine Protesters and Autonomists). After Chancellor Bismarck's dismissal in 1890, the party landscape loosened, and parties of the Empire (Social Democrats, Centre, National Liberals , Left ...