Flag of Alsace

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Flag of Alsace

Rot un Wiss
Adopted| 11th century
Design| Red and white
Designed by| Gérard d'Alsace, Duke of Lorraine

The official flag of Alsace 2008–present

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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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The flag of Alsace, known as the Red-and-White (Rot-un-Wiss in the Alsatian dialect), is the original red and white flag of the region, and can be traced to the red and white banner of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine in the 11th century.

Particularly since the introduction of new French region Grand Est, the traditional Rot un Wiss flag of Alsace has been widely promoted by the advocates of the Alsace autonomous movement.

## History

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### Rot un Wiss (from the 11th century)

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The original flag of Alsace, the Rot un Wiss, dates back to the red and white banner[1] of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine in the 11th century.

Red and white colours are commonly found on the coat of arms of Alsatian cities such as Strasbourg, Mulhouse and Sélestat,[2] and additionally of many Swiss cities, especially in the region of Basel-Landschaft.

### Departmental and regional flags

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Perhaps as the Rot un Wiss marks the Germanic roots of Alsace, it was replaced in 1949 by a new flag, representing the union of the two départements of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, however without real historical relevance. It was subsequently modified to a slightly different appearance, yet also representing the two departments. The flag is currently used by the European Collectivity of Alsace created in January 2021.[3]

* Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (982–1803)

* Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918)

* Unofficial flag of Alsace from the beginning of the 20th century, used by supporters of increasing autonomy.

* Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic, red flag (1918)

* The official flag of Alsace 1949–2008, representing the two départements of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin

* The official flag of Alsace 2008–present

* Flag of the former Region of Alsace 2011–2016

* Official logo of the European Collectivity of Alsace 2021–present

## Recognition

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There is controversy around the recognition of the Alsatian flag.

With the purpose of "Francosizing" the region, the Rot un Wiss has not been recognised by the French government. Some French politicians[who?] have erroneously called this a "Nazi invention"[citation needed] — while the Rot un Wiss is still known as the real historical emblem of the region by most of the population and the departments' parliaments.

Subsequently, the Rot un Wiss has been widely used during protests against the creation of a new "super-region" Grand Est, gathering Champagne-Ardennes, Lorraine and Alsace, namely on Colmar's statue of liberty.[4]

## See also

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* Coat of arms of Alsace

## References

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1. ^ Image genealogie-bisval.net
2. ^ "Brève histoire du drapeau alsacien". Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. ^ @lalsace (28 June 2021). "La composition du nouveau conseil départemental d'Alsace -" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
4. ^ "Colmar : une statue de la Liberté en "Rot und Wiss"". France 3 Grand Est. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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Alsace topics

Administrative
divisions|

| Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg) (Unterelsaß)|

* Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg
* Arrondissement of Molsheim
* Arrondissement of Saverne
* Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
* Arrondissement of Strasbourg

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Haut-Rhin (Colmar) (Oberelsaß)|

* Arrondissement of Altkirch
* Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé
* Arrondissement of Mulhouse
* Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller

Language|

* Alsatian
* French

Culture|

* Coat of arms
* Flag
* Anthem
* People
* Demographics
* Kelsch
* Musée alsacien
* Hagenau
* Strasbourg

Politics|

* Regional council of Alsace (1982–2015)
* Alsace independence movement
* Grand Est (since 2016)
* European Collectivity of Alsace (since 2021)
* Assembly of Alsace (since 2021)

Religion
(according to the
1801 Concordat in
Alsace–Moselle,
including Lorraine)|

| Catholic Church|

* Archdiocese of Strasbourg
* Immediately subject to the Holy See
* (Lorraine: Diocese of Metz)

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Protestantism|

* Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine
* Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine
* Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine

Judaism|

* History of the Jews in Alsace
* consistories

Sports|

* RC Strasbourg Alsace
* SIG Strasbourg
* SC Schiltigheim
* FC Sélestat
* Sélestat Alsace Handball
* FC Vendenheim
* Étoile Noire de Strasbourg
* Internationaux de Strasbourg
* Rallye de France Alsace
* Rallye Alsace-Vosges
* See also: Alsace de Bagnolet (Paris)

History|

* Germania Superior (Pagus Alsatiae) (83–475)
* Argentoratum
* Route Romane d'Alsace
* Alemanni (circa 213–496)
* Alamannia (3rd-century–911)
* Duchy of Alsace (circa 630–699)
* 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)
* Left Bank of the Rhine (1814-1871)
* Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918)
* Gau Baden-Elsaß (1940–1945)
* Alsace (1945–2016)
* Grand Est (2016–)

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