Strasbourg is a city in France, Bas-Rhin department prefecture capital of Alsace. The city name is Germanic origin, meaning "town (at the crossing) streets."
It has a population of over 360,000 inhabitants, is located on the left bank of the Rhine River and is crossed by a tributary of it, Ill.
The cathedral and the houses of the XVI, XVII, Strasbourg keep much of the atmosphere of a free city in the Roman Empire, but Louis XV style elegant buildings and mansard roofs are typical of many French. Its importance as a major European city was confirmed
when he was elected as head of the Council of Europe in 1949.
