Elsass (Groß-Deutschland)

Alsace (Alsace, ; Alsatian and Elsaß; Alsatia) is 29th in land area (8,889 km²), and 12th most densely populated in Germany. Alsace is located on Germany's western border and on the west bank of the upper Rhine adjacent to France and Switzerland. The political, economic and cultural capital as well as largest city of Alsace is Straßburg. That town being the seat of dozens of international organizations and bodies, Alsace is politically one of the most important regions in the European Union.