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Mulhouse (pronounced ⓘ; Alsatian: Mìlhüsa [mɪlˈhyːsa]; German: Mülhausen [myːlˈhaʊzn̩] ⓘ, meaning "mill house") is a French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the France–Switzerland border and France–Germany border.
Alsace–Lorraine (German: Elsaß–Lothringen), officially the Imperial Territory of Alsace–Lorraine (German: Reichsland Elsaß–Lothringen), was a territory of the German Empire, located in modern-day France.
They emerged in 1871, after France had ceded the region of Alsace-Lorraine to the German Empire under the terms of the Peace Treaty of Frankfurt following the Franco-Prussian War.
Mar 3, 2020 · Mulhouse in the Middle Ages. More accurately, the first mention of the town of Mulhouse dates back to the 9th century. The first houses were built around a watermill which gives the town its name: Mülhausen (“Mill House”), whose wheel is still featured in Mulhouse’s coat of arms today.
Mulhouse (Mülhausen in German, Milhüsa in Alsatian ; pop. 110,000, with suburbs 278,000) is the largest city of the Haut-Rhin Department. It is located just 18 km from the German border and 30 km from the Swiss border (Basel).
Alsace–Lorraine (German: Elsaß-Lothringen), officially the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (German: Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen), was a former territory of the German Empire, located in modern day France.
The city of Mühausen was part of the Sundgau, a Habsburg dominion in the southern Alsace, within the Holy Roman Empire. In 1275, the city acquired the status of a free imperial city. From 1354 to 1515 M¨lhausen was part of the Alsatian Decapolis. In 1515 Mülhausen became an ally of the Swiss Confederation. The Protestant Reformation was ...
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