Strasbourg
City
City in Alsace on the Rhine, French since 1681 except for German rule from 1871 to 1918 and 1940 to 1944; seat of the Council of Europe.
Names
- May 10, 1871 – November 22, 1918 Straßburg
Events here 3
- August 16 – September 28, 1870 Siege of Strasbourg
- October 15, 1985 European Charter of Local Self-Government
- November 5, 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages