Sélestat
Sign in to saveSélestat (; Alsatian: Schlettstàdt; German: Schlettstadt) is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department, the town lies on the Ill river, from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. In 2023, Sélestat had a total population of 19,589.
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Sélestat is a town in the Grand Est region of eastern France, located in the Bas-Rhin department between the larger cities of Strasbourg and Mulhouse. With a population of 19,589 as of 2023, it serves as an administrative center (sous-préfecture) and sits on the Ill river near the Rhine and German border.
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33 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Birth of the town
- Free imperial city
- Decline
- Since 1815
- Governance
- Geography
- Transport
- Demography
- Economy
- Sights and culture
- Museums
- Religious architecture
- Civil and military architecture
- Municipal archive
- Illwald forest
- Other cultural institutions and events
- Sports
- Notable people
- Born in Sélestat
- Connected to Sélestat
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
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Sélestat (; Alsatian: Schlettstàdt; German: Schlettstadt) is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin department, the town lies on the Ill river, from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. In 2023, Sélestat had a total population of 19,589.
First mentioned in the 8th century, Sélestat later became a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire and prospered as a member of the Décapole. During the Renaissance, it was a noted centre of humanism. Sélestat's fortunes declined amid the turmoil of the Reformation and experienced constant warfare. Following the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, it was formally annexed by France, under which its decline continued though it remained a town of strategic importance.