Neuf-Brisach

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Neuf-Brisach (French pronunciation: [nœfbrizak] or [nøbrizak]; German: Neubreisach; Alsatian: Nei-Brisach) is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in the French region of Alsace. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states. It was built after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that resulted in France losing the town of Breisach, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The town's name means New Breisach. Today the town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of quintessential military fortifications and its testimony to the influence of Vauban on military architecture during the 17-19th centuries.

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Place d'Armes Général-de-Gaulle, Colmar-Ribeauvillé

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Place d'Armes Général-de-Gaulle

Place d'Armes Général-de-Gaulle
68600 Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Grand Est, France
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