Ancienne Douane

Koïfhus (Altes Kaufhaus) - Ancienne Douane. Customs house. The ground floor served as a warehouse and a place of taxation for imported and exported goods. The upstairs hall housed the meetings of the deputies of the Décapole, a federation of the ten Alsatian imperial cities, from 1354 to 16792. It served as the town hall in the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. 29, Grand-Rue IMG_1085

Colmar, France

October 3rd 2019
While Viking Sigrun remained at Breisach, there was an afternoon coach tour to Colmar across the border in France. Colmar is in the Alsace region of France. It is one of those cities that has been contested between France and Germany over time. Germany occupied Colmar and the surrounding territory in 1871–1918 and 1940–1945. The Rhine forms the border of France and Germany today, but with the ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more

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