Oberelsaß

For the landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire, see Upper Alsace. For the modern French department, see Haut-Rhin.

Upper Alsace (German: Oberelsaß, French: Haute-Alsace) was the southern part of the historical region Alsace. From 1871 to 1918, Bezirk Oberelsaß was a region (Bezirk) in the southern part of the province of Alsace–Lorraine in the German Empire. The region corresponds exactly to the current French department of Haut-Rhin. Its capital was Colmar. It was divided into the districts (Kreise) of:

• Altkirch within the Sundgau
• Colmar
• Gebweiler (Guebwiller)
• Mülhausen (Mulhouse)
• Rappoltsweiler (Ribeauvillé)
• Thann

District of Upper Alsace Bezirk Oberelsaß (in German)
District of Alsace–Lorraine
1871–1918
Flag Coat of arms
Upper Alsace district with its subdistricts in different colours (1890)
Capital	Kolmar
Area
• 1885	3.508 km2 (1.354 sq mi)
• 1910	3.508 km2 (1.354 sq mi)
Population
• 1885	462.549
• 1910	517.865
History
• Franco-Prussian War	1870–1871
• Established	1871
• Disestablished	1918
Political subdivisions	6 rural districts
Preceded by Succeeded by Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin
Today part of	France

The flag of Oberelsaß is a yellow bar on a red field decorated on each side with three crowns. The combination of this flag with that of Unterelsaß forms the flag of modern Alsace.

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