• Strasburg - Canton 23, arrondissement 7

    November 19, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    The capital of the Grande region, seat of the regional council of Grand Est and of the department of Bas-Rhin

    ꜱᴛʀᴀꜱʙᴜʀɢ - whose Latin name means "city of the streets" - today has a German name as Alsace was under Alemannic rule until 1681

    🛡️ The coat of arms with a red transverse band on a white field is the result of the chromatic inversion of the coat of arms of the bishop of the city. This is due to the revolt of the citizens of Strasbourg in the Middle Ages against the ecclesiastical authority to affirm their independence from the prelate
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