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Definition: Strasbourg from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 276 867 (2006) German name: Strassburg (ˈʃtraːsbʊrk)

Strasbourg

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(sträzbōr'), Ger. Strassburg , city (1990 pop. 255,931), capital of Bas-Rhin dept., NE France, on the Ill River near its junction with the Rhine. It is the intellectual and commercial capital of Alsace . The city's chief industries are metal casting, machine and tool construction, oil and gas refining, and boatbuilding. Strasbourg's goose-liver pâté and beer are famous. Iron, potassium, gasoline, and numerous industrial products are shipped through Strasbourg's great port on the Rhine. The city has an important nuclear research center. It hosts a long-running music festival and has an opera company and several museums. In Roman times Strasbourg was called Argentoratum and was an important city in the province of Upper Germany. It became an episcopal see in the 4th cent. Destroyed by the Huns in the 5th cent., the city was rebuilt and called Strateburgum [city of roadways]. After becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire in 923, Strasbourg, with the surrounding rural area, came under the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
City on the River Ill, capital of Bas-Rhin department and commercial capital of the Alsace region, E France. Known in Roman times as Argentoratum, the Huns destroyed the city in the 5th century. In 923, it became part of the Holy Roman Empire and developed into an important commercial centre, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(sträzbōr'), Ger. Strassburg , city (1990 pop. 255,931), capital of Bas-Rhin dept., NE France, on the Ill River near its junction with the Rhine. It is the intellectual and commercial capital of Alsace . The city's chief industries are metal casting, machine and tool construction, oil and gas…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2006 est.: 272,975), eastern France. Located on the Franco-German border, Strasbourg was originally a Celtic village; it became a garrison under the Romans. The Franks captured it in the 5th century, and in 842 the Oath of Strasbourg, uniting the western and eastern Franks, was concluded…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative centre of the Bas-Rhin département and of Alsace region, northeast France, situated near the German border on the River Ill, 3 km/1.9 mi west of the Rhine near its confluence with the Rhine–Rhône and Rhine and Marne canals; population (2005 est) 272,500. Industries include car…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Industrial and commercial city, ✽ of Bas-Rhin dept., NE France, on the Ill River ab. 2 mi. (3 km.) W of its confluence with the Rhine, 83 mi. (134 km.) SE of Metz; pop. (1999c) 263,941; important transportation center and major river port; produces pâté de foie gras, textiles, metal goods, beer, …
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Full text Article Protestantism in Strasbourg

From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Soon after its appearance in Germany and Switzerland, Protestantism found strong support in the Free Imperial City of Strasbourg in Alsace. Strasbourg had been a publishing center since 1459. As early as 1522, the city council, which had in the past proved its independence of the resident Catholic…
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The cathedral, with its single spire, is the...
France Criteria - Human creative genius; Interchange of values; Significance in human history The Grande-Île of Strasbourg is an outstanding example of a European medieval city and a unique ensemble of domestic architecture in the Rhine valley of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Surrounded by…
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Full text Article FLORENTIUS of Strasbourg (6th c.)

From Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
Probably of Gallic-Roman origin, Florentius was the successor of St. Arbogast in the See of Strasbourg in the last 3rd of the 6th c. and died 3 April. As a great missionary, it is said that he founded the monastery of St. Thomas in Strasbourg and the monastery of Niederhaslach next to Roman ruins. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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The Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg Cathedral, 1621 (engraving and letterpress)
Artist: Brun, Isaac (1596- c.1657) Location: Private Collection Credit: The Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg Cathedral, 1621 (engraving and letterpress), Brun, Isaac (1596- c.1657) / Private Collection / The Bridgeman Art Library Date: 1621 Medium: letterpress and engraving Description: The second…
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