Strasbourg - Wikipedia Strasbourg is one of the de facto four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Frankfurt), as it is the seat of several European institutions, such as the European Parliament, the Eurocorps and the European Ombudsman of the European Union
History of Strasbourg - Wikipedia Founded by the Romans in 12 BC, the city passed under the control of the Merovingians in the eighth century, and then became part of the Holy Roman Empire Flourishing throughout the middle ages and Renaissance, it was conquered by Louis XIV in 1681
Strasbourg — Wikipédia Strasbourg est et demeure la capitale de l'Europe continentale, car la ville accueille en effet la totalité des institutions européennes dépendant du conseil de l'Europe
Strasbourg - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Strasbourg is the seat Council of Europe, of the European Court of Human Rights and of the European Parliament A lot of people also consider Strasbourg to be the capital of the European Union Its old town, la Grande Île ("Grand Island") has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Strasbourg | History, Geography, Map, Points of Interest . . . Strasbourg, city, capital of Bas-Rhin département, Grand Est région, eastern France It lies 2 5 miles (4 km) west of the Rhine River on the Franco-German frontier The city was originally a Celtic village, and under the Romans it became a garrison town called Argentoratum
University of Strasbourg - Wikipedia The University of Strasbourg (French: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers Founded in the 16th century by Johannes Sturm, it was a center of intellectual life during the Age of Enlightenment In the 1970s, the old university was reorganized into three distinct institutions, which were
Timeline of Strasbourg - Wikipedia The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, France 12th C BCE – Area settled by proto-Celts 3rd C BCE – Celts develop township 12 BCE – Nero Claudius Drusus establishes Argentoratum as a military fort on the western bank of the Rhine River in preparation for his planned invasion of Germania
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