"Alsacien" redirects here. For the German wine grape that is also known as Alsacien, see Elbling.
Not to be confused with Lorraine Franconian.
Alsatian
Elsässisch, Elsässerditsch
Native to
France
Region
Alsace
Native speakers
900,000 (2013)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
High German
Upper German
Alemannic German
Low Alemannic German
Upper Rhenish
Alsatian
Official status
Recognised minority language in
France
Regulated by
No official regulation Officially promoted through the 'Office pour la Langue et les Cultures d’Alsace et de Moselle (OLCA)' (Office for the language and cultures of Alsace and Moselle), funded by the Grand Est region (formerly the Alsace region), and the departmental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.
Language codes
ISO 639-2
gsw
ISO 639-3
gsw (with Swiss German)
Glottolog
swis1247 Central Alemannic
IETF
gsw-FR
Linguistic Map of Alsace
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Alsace
Rot un Wiss, traditional flag of Alsace
History
Germania Superior (Pagus Alsatiae) (83–475)
Alemanni (circa 213–496)
Alamannia (3rd-century–911)
Duchy of Alsace (circa 630–699)
Treaty of Verdun (843)
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (982–1803)
County of Ferrette (11th-century–14th-century)
Salm (1165−1793)
Landgraviate of Alsace (1186–1646)
Lower Alsace
Upper Alsace
Further Austria (13th-century–1648)
Décapole (1354–1679)
County of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1456–1736)
Upper Rhenish Circle (1500–1679)
Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918)
Gau Baden-Elsaß (1940–1945)
Alsace (1945–2016)
Grand Est (2016–)
European Collectivity of Alsace (2021-)
Culture
Coat of arms
Flag
Anthem
People
Language
Demographics
Musée alsacien (Hagenau | Strasbourg)
Religion
according to Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801): (including Lorraine)
Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg (Immediately subject to the Holy See)
(Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg)
(Lorraine: Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz)
Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine:
Lutheranism:
Protestant Church of the 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
Regional Council of Alsace (1982–2015)
Alsace independence movement
Assembly of Alsace (2021-)
Alsace in the European Union
European Parliament elections
Constituency
Related topics
Politics of France
Politics of Germany
Politics of the European Union
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