Upper Alsace
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Upper Alsace, (German: Oberelsaß, French: Haute-Alsace) was the name of a region ("Bezirk") in the southern part of Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen) when it was part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.
It comprised the districts (Kreise) of
- Altkirch within the Sundgau
- Colmar
- Gebweiler (Guebwiller)
- Mülhausen (Mulhouse)
- Rappoltsweiler (Ribeauvillé)
- Thann
The capital of the region was Colmar. The region corresponds exactly to the current French department of Haut-Rhin.
The flag is of a yellow bar in a red field decorated on each side with three crowns. The union of this flag with that of Lower Alsace (Unterelsaß, Basse-Alsace) forms the flag of modern Alsace.
Coordinates: 47°54′N 7°15′E / 47.900°N 7.250°E
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