the people of alsace
1The Wines of Alsace — by Tom Stevenson was published in 1993 by Faber Faber. This 600 page book profiles 300 producers, 118 wine villages, 51 grands crus, 84 lieux dits, 28 clos and 4 wine producing châteaux of Alsace. The vintage chart stretches from 1992 back to… …
2Alsace — /al sas , says , al sas, says/; Fr. /annl zas /, n. a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine. Ancient, Alsatia. Cf. Alsace Lorraine. * * * ▪ region, France Introduction région of France encompassing the… …
3Alsace — ( fr. Alsace, pronounced|alzas; Alsatian and de. Elsass, pre 1996 German: Elsaß ; la. Alsatia) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland.… …
4Alsace-Lorraine — ( de. Reichsland Elsaß Lothringen, generally Elsass Lothringen ) was a territorial entity created by the German Empire in 1871 after the annexation of most of Alsace and parts of Lorraine in the Franco Prussian War. The Alsatian part lay in the… …
5ALSACE — ALSACE, former province of the Germanic (Holy Roman) Empire, and from 1648, of france , including the present department of Haut Rhin and Bas Rhin. Middle Ages The first evidence of Jews in Alsace is reported by benjamin of Tudela who mentions (c …
6The Centre Party — The Centre † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Centre (THE CENTRE PARTY). This name is given to a political party in the German Reichstag and to a number of parties in the diets of the various states of the German Empire. The oldest… …
7Alsace-Lorraine — • The German Imperial Territory so known, and divided for State purposes into three civil districts Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alsace Lorraine Alsace Lorraine …
8The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …
9The Darkness Series — is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove. Though a fantasy the general history, geography, and combatants are analogs of World War II, or the Derlavai War in this universe.[1] Many of the characters are also the equivalents of… …
10The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …
