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The rich - and checkered - history of the Alsace border region.

Klein-Venedig im Elsass: Blick auf alte, verwinkelte Fachwerkhäuser an einem kleinen Kanal in der oberelsässischen Stadt Colmar. Colmar hat eine Kanalverbindung zum Rhein-Rhone-Kanal. Aufnahme vom 8.8.2000. — Image: picture-alliance / dpa

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France/Germany: Alsace # 16.01.2013 # European Journal

The Alsace region is defined by two of Europe's dominant cultures - the French and the Germans. But the ability to speak German is no longer taken for granted among the people of the region.

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