Alsace
France's Rhine border
Alsace is a region in northeastern France along the German border, historically contested between the two countries.
The name appears most often in connection with wine—Alsatian whites like Riesling and Gewürztraminer—and with Alsatian cuisine, which blends French and German influences: an Alsace Riesling, the choucroute of Alsace.
Alsatian regional capital
- ColmarAlsatian wine region hub
- RhineMajor Central European waterway
- LorraineFrench frontier region
- borderlandTerritory at a boundary
prefecture · commune · plain · valley
Germanic aromatic white varietal
- GewurztraminerAromatic white grape variety
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- viticultureGrape-growing science
winemaker · cellar · tasting · vintage · slopes · Muscat · cooperative · AOC
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- liberationRelease from constraint
- MerovingianEarly medieval Frankish rulers
- CarolingianFrankish royal dynasty
- reannexationReclaiming former territory
armistice · occupation · resistance · evacuation · reconstruction
French fermented cabbage
- half-timberedConstruction with visible framework
- storkLarge wading ciconiid
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- potteryFired clay objects
Speaking two languages
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
integration · coexistence · Rhineland · transnational · reconciliation
Strasbourg
Alsatian regional capital
borderland · prefecture · commune · plain · valley
Riesling
Germanic aromatic white varietal
- GewurztraminerAromatic white grape variety
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
viticulture · winemaker · cellar · tasting · vintage · slopes · Muscat · cooperative · AOC
annexation
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- liberationRelease from constraint
- MerovingianEarly medieval Frankish rulers
- CarolingianFrankish royal dynasty
reannexation · armistice · occupation · resistance · evacuation · reconstruction
choucroute
French fermented cabbage
- half-timberedConstruction with visible framework
- storkLarge wading ciconiid
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
French · integration · coexistence · Rhineland · transnational · reconciliation
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- Historic RegionsPrussia, Bohemia, Moravia, Galicia, Lorraine
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- French countrysidefarmhouse, village, hamlet, lavender field, lavender fields
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