Strasbourg

Strasbourg is a city in eastern France, the prefecture of Grand Est. Today, about 275,000 people live there (with around 780,000 in the metropolitan area). It lies on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite the German city of Kehl.

Strasbourg is the seat Council of Europe, of the European Court of Human Rights and of the European Parliament. A lot of people also consider Strasbourg to be the capital of the European Union.

 History 
Its old town, la Grande Île ("Grand Island") has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The city was founded in 12 BC by Drusus, the brother of Tiberius. Its Celtic name was Argentorate (which the Romans called Argentoratum). People think this name is linked to the river Ill (that flows into the Rhine near Strasbourg).

At that time, it was on the Limes, a fortification the Romans built across Europe (to keep out the Germanic tribes). There was a fortification (named castella drusi, drusus fort) at that spot. Soldiers need to live from something, so a local civilian settlement developed there. Later, the Limes was pushed farther east.

 Climate 
Strasbourg has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

 Education 
 École nationale supérieure d'informatique pour l'industrie et l'entreprise
 École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
 École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées
 EM Strasbourg Business School
 Institut supérieur européen de gestion group
 ISG Programme Business & Management
 Web@cademie

References

Category:Imperial free cities

Category:World Heritage Sites in France
Category:1262 establishments
Category:1260s establishments in Europe
Category:Cities in France