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Oberelsaß

1871 establishments in GermanyFormer government regions of GermanyHistory of AlsaceStates and territories disestablished in 1918States and territories established in 1871
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Oberelsaß (or Upper Alsace, French: Haute-Alsace) was the southern part of the historical region Alsace or Elsass, inhabited originally by locals speaking Alemannic German. From 1871 to 1918, Bezirk Oberelsaß was a region (Bezirk) in the southern part of the province of Elsaß-Lothringen in the German Empire. The region corresponds exactly to the current French department of Haut-Rhin. Its capital was Colmar. It was divided into the districts (Kreise) of: Altkirch within the Sundgau Colmar Gebweiler (Guebwiller) Mülhausen (Mulhouse) Rappoltsweiler (Ribeauvillé) ThannThe flag of Oberelsaß is a yellow bar on a red field decorated on each side with three crowns. The combination of this flag with that of Unterelsaß forms the flag of modern Alsace.

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Oberelsaß
Rue des Jardiniers, Thann-Guebwiller

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N 47.9 ° E 7.25 °
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Rue des Jardiniers 16
68500 Thann-Guebwiller
Grand Est, France
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