Oberelsaß

For the landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire, see Upper Alsace. For the modern French department, see Haut-Rhin.

Oberelsaß (Haute-Alsace) in green, from a contemporary french map

Flag of Oberelsaß

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History Alemanni Germania Superior Alamannia Duchy of Alsace Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg Landgraviate of Alsace Lower Alsace Upper Alsace Décapole Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine Gau Baden-Elsaß Alsace Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Culture Coat of arms Flag Anthem People Language Demographics Musée alsacien
Religion Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801): (including Lorraine) Roman Catholicism: (Immediately subject to the Holy See) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg (Lorraine: Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz) Lutheranism: Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Calvinism: Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Jewish consistories: Strasbourg Colmar (Lorraine: Metz)
Law Local law in Alsace-Moselle Concordat in Alsace-Moselle
Administrative divisions Capital: Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (Unterelsaß) Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein Arrondissement of Strasbourg Haut-Rhin (Oberelsaß) Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller
Politics Alsace Regional Council Representation in France Alsace independence movement
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Oberelsaß (or Upper Alsace, French: Haute-Alsace) was the southern part of the historical region Alsace or Elsass, inhabited originally by locals speaking Alemannic German. From 1871 to 1918, Bezirk Oberelsaß was a region (Bezirk) in the southern part of the province of Elsaß-Lothringen in the German Empire. The region corresponds exactly to the current French department of Haut-Rhin. Its capital was Colmar. It was divided into the districts (Kreise) of:

Altkirch within the Sundgau
Colmar
Gebweiler (Guebwiller)
Mülhausen (Mulhouse)
Rappoltsweiler (Ribeauvillé)
Thann

The flag of Oberelsaß is a yellow bar on a red field decorated on each side with three crowns. The combination of this flag with that of Unterelsaß forms the flag of modern Alsace.

Coordinates: 47°54′N 7°15′E / 47.900°N 7.250°E / 47.900; 7.250

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