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January 23, 2013

The rich - and checkered - history of the Alsace border region.

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Klein-Venedig im Elsass: Blick auf alte, verwinkelte Fachwerkhäuser an einem kleinen Kanal in der oberelsässischen Stadt Colmar. Colmar hat eine Kanalverbindung zum Rhein-Rhone-Kanal. Aufnahme vom 8.8.2000.
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