Alsace–Lorraine

Summary

Alsace–Lorraine is a territory^[1]. Alsace–Lorraine ranks in the top 2% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alsace–Lorraine is located in German Reich^[3].
• Alsace–Lorraine is in the country of German Empire^[4].
• Alsace–Lorraine is in the country of France^[5].
• Alsace–Lorraine's continent is recorded as Europe^[6].
• Alsace–Lorraine's instance of is recorded as territory^[7].
• Alsace–Lorraine's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Alsace–Lorraine's instance of is recorded as historical region^[9].
• Alsace–Lorraine's capital is recorded as Strasbourg^[10].
• Alsace–Lorraine's official language is recorded as German^[11].
• Alsace–Lorraine's flag image is recorded as Dienstflagge Elsaß-Lothringen Kaiserreich.svg^[12].
• Alsace–Lorraine's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Deutsches Reich - Elsass-Lothringen.svg^[13].
• Alsace–Lorraine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Unterelsaß^[14].
• Alsace–Lorraine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Upper Alsace^[15].
• Alsace–Lorraine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bezirk Lothringen^[16].
• Alsace–Lorraine's follows is recorded as Bas-Rhin^[17].
• Alsace–Lorraine's follows is recorded as Haut-Rhin^[18].
• Alsace–Lorraine's follows is recorded as Moselle^[19].
• Alsace–Lorraine's follows is recorded as Meurthe^[20].
• Alsace–Lorraine's follows is recorded as Vosges^[21].
• Alsace–Lorraine's followed by is recorded as Bas-Rhin^[22].
• Alsace–Lorraine's followed by is recorded as Haut-Rhin^[23].
• Alsace–Lorraine's followed by is recorded as Moselle^[24].
• Alsace–Lorraine's legislative body is recorded as Parliament of the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine^[25].
• Alsace–Lorraine's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150110906^[26].
• Alsace–Lorraine's GND ID is recorded as 4014502-5^[27].

Body

Founding

+1871-05-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alsace–Lorraine^[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Bas-Rhin^[17], Haut-Rhin^[18], Moselle^[19], Meurthe^[20], and Vosges^[21]. Successors include Bas-Rhin^[22], Haut-Rhin^[23], and Moselle^[24].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +1918-11-11T00:00:00Z^[29] and +1919-06-28T00:00:00Z^[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Alsace–Lorraine include Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic^[31], a historical event^[32], in Weimar Republic^[33], founded in 1918^[34].

Why It Matters

Alsace–Lorraine ranks in the top 2% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,280 views/month).^[2] Alsace–Lorraine has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Alsace–Lorraine is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Alsace–Lorraine include Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic^[31], a historical event^[32], in Weimar Republic^[33], founded in 1918^[34].