Mulhouse
Sign in to saveMulhouse ( , ; ; , meaning "mill house") is a French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the border with Switzerland and Germany. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg.
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Mulhouse is a French city located in the Alsace region near the borders of Switzerland and Germany, and it is the second-largest city in Alsace after Strasbourg. The city matters as a significant urban center in the Haut-Rhin department, positioned strategically at the crossroads of three European countries.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mulhouse
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 111,430
- Timezone
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- 2025 Mulhouse stabbing attack
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- Twin towns—sister cities
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Mulhouse ( , ; ; , meaning "mill house") is a French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the border with Switzerland and Germany. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg.
Mulhouse is known for its museums, especially the (also known as the , 'National Museum of the Automobile') and the (also known as , 'French Museum of the Railway'), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found.