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| District of Upper AlsaceBezirk Oberelsaß (in German) | |||||||||
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| District of Alsace–Lorraine | |||||||||
| 1871–1918 | |||||||||
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.jpg) Upper Alsace district with its subdistricts in different colours (1890) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kolmar | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • 1885 | 3.508 km (1.354 sq mi) | ||||||||
| • 1910 | 3.508 km (1.354 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
| • 1885 | 462.549 | ||||||||
| • 1910 | 517.865 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| • Franco-Prussian War | 1870–1871 | ||||||||
| • Established | 1871 | ||||||||
| • Disestablished | 1918 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 6 rural districts | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France | ||||||||
Upper Alsace (German: Oberelsaß, French: Haute-Alsace) was the southern part of the historical region Alsace. From 1871 to 1918, Bezirk Oberelsaß was a region (Bezirk) in the southern part of the province of Alsace–Lorraine 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)
- Thann
The 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.
47°54′N 7°15′E / 47.900°N 7.250°E / 47.900; 7.250
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