Theme Week Alsace – Illkirch-Graffenstaden

26 November 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Town hall © Rh-67/cc-by-sa-3.0

Town hall © Rh-67/cc-by-sa-3.0

Illkirch-Graffenstaden is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in north-eastern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Strasbourg, and is adjacent to it on the south-southwest. Illkirch-Graffenstaden is one of the fastest growing cities in France and probably in Europe, its population having more than doubled in less than forty years (from 11,648 in 1968 to 26,368 in 2006).   read more…

Theme Week Alsace – Sélestat

25 November 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Place d'Armes © Ralph Hammann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Place d’Armes © Ralph Hammann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Sélestat is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in north-eastern France with a population of 19.400. Sélestat is located in central Alsace, 22 km (14 mi) north of Colmar and 47 km (29 mi) south of Strasbourg, on the left bank of the Ill River. Sélestat is near the Alsace wine route.   read more…

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