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Colmar (French: Colmar, pronounced; Alsatian: Colmer; German: Colmar or Kolmar) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France.The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department and of the subprefecture of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement.
www.musee-bartholdi.com. The Musée Bartholdi is a museum dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and is situated at 30 rue des Marchands in Colmar, at the artist's birthplace. [ 1 ] The museum has the "Musée de France" label. [ 2 ] In 2011, the building was labeled " Maisons des Illustres " by the Ministry of Culture and Communication.
late 16th/early 17th century. Renovated. 1895–1898. 2002. Owner. Municipality of Colmar. Ancienne Douane ("Old Custom house "), also known as Koïfhus, is a Gothic and Renaissance building in Colmar, France. It is classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1930. It is also the birthplace of general Jean Rapp.
Isenheim Altarpiece. The Isenheim Altarpiece is an altarpiece sculpted and painted by, respectively, the Germans Nikolaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grünewald in 1512–1516. [ 1 ] It is on display at the Unterlinden Museum at Colmar, Alsace, in France. It is Grünewald's largest work and is regarded as his masterpiece.
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Colmar Agglomération is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Colmar. It is located in the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in November 2003. Its seat is in Colmar. [1] Its area is 244.4 km 2. Its population was 113,654 in 2017, of which 69,105 in ...
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (French: [ʃɑto dy o kœniksbuʁ]; German: Hohkönigsburg), sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France. [1][2] Located in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat, situated in a strategic area on a rocky spur ...
At least 22,000; possibly as high as 38,500 [ 4 ] The Colmar Pocket (French: Poche de Colmar; German: Brückenkopf Elsass) was the area held in central Alsace, France, by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945, against the U.S. 6th Army Group (6th AG) during World War II.