Obernai - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Décapole: Encyclopedia - Décapole
The Décapole (Zehnstädtebund in German) was an alliance of ten towns in Alsace, France in a league founded in 1354, and discontinued in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia - Alsace
Alsace (French: Alsace; Alsatian/German: Elsass) is one of the 26 régions of France. Originally part of the Holy Roman Empire and inhabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - Refutation Of Luther's Charges
The same year Josel heard that the Hessian Jews had to suffer many persecutions because of a pamphlet by Butzer. He therefore wrote a def...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - History
In prehistoric times, Alsace was inhabited by nomadic hunters, but by 1500 B.C. Celts began to settle in Alsace, clearing and cultivating...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - Advocate Of The German Jews
Becoming steadily better known, even beyond the borders of Alsace, as a defender of Jewish communities in religious and legal matters, Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - In Bohemia
While still occupied with the Augsburg articles, Josel had to hurry to the court of Charles V of Brabant and Flanders in order to defend ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - Demographics
Alsace's population increased to 1,734,145 in 1999. It has regularly increased over time, except in wartime, by both natural growth and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - Literary Activity
Josel worked for the welfare of his people to the last, dying suddenly in March 1554. In his active life he always found time to study re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - Early Life
Nothing is known of Josel's childhood or youth. As a young man, he was a rabbi at the court of the Lower Alsatian Jewry, and made a livin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josel Of Rosheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Josel Of Rosheim - Family Background
His family probably originated from the French Louhans. One of his ancestors was Jacob ben Jehiel Loans, personal physician to emperor Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - Culture
Historically part of the Holy Roman Empire, the region has passed between French and German control numerous times, resulting in a rich c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - Geography
Alsace has an area of 8280 km², making it the smallest région of metropolitan France. It is almost four times longer than it is wide, c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - Economy
According to INSEE, Alsace had a gross domestic product of 44.3 billion euros in 2002. With a GDP per capita of 24,804 €, it was the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alsace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alsace - Transport
Alsace - The road network. Most major car journeys are made on the A35 motorway (with intermittent areas of dual carriageways), which l...   » Read the article