Bas-Rhin

Summary

Bas-Rhin is a department of France^[1]. Bas-Rhin ranks in the top 6% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bas-Rhin is located in Grand Est^[3].
• Bas-Rhin is located in European Collectivity of Alsace^[4].
• Bas-Rhin is in the country of France^[5].
• Bas-Rhin's head of government is recorded as Frédéric Bierry^[6].
• Bas-Rhin's image is recorded as Strasbourg-Préfecture.jpg^[7].
• Bas-Rhin's instance of is recorded as department of France^[8].
• Bas-Rhin's capital is recorded as Strasbourg^[9].
• Bas-Rhin's flag image is recorded as Flag of Basse-Alsace.svg^[10].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Moselle^[11].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Haut-Rhin^[12].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Vosges^[13].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Meurthe-et-Moselle^[14].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Rhineland-Palatinate^[15].
• Bas-Rhin's shares border with is recorded as Baden-Württemberg^[16].
• Bas-Rhin's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason département fr Bas-Rhin.svg^[17].
• Rhine is named after Bas-Rhin^[18].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg^[19].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Molsheim^[20].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Saverne^[21].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein^[22].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne^[23].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Strasbourg-Ville^[24].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Wissembourg^[25].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colroy-la-Roche^[26].
• Bas-Rhin's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blancherupt^[27].

Body

Founding

+1790-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bas-Rhin^[28].

Identity

Bas-Rhin's part of is recorded as Alsace-Moselle^[29]. Predecessors include province of Alsace^[30], County of Saarwerden^[31], Vosges^[32], Alsace–Lorraine^[33], Unterelsaß^[34], and Gau Baden-Elsaß^[35]. Successors include Alsace–Lorraine^[36], Unterelsaß^[37], Gau Baden-Elsaß^[38], and CdZ-Gebiet Elsaß^[39].

Operations

Bas-Rhin's headquarters location is recorded as Strasbourg^[40].

Why It Matters

Bas-Rhin ranks in the top 6% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2] Bas-Rhin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Bas-Rhin is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]