Strasbourg

The city was known as Argantorati until the fifth century AD, a name derived from Gaulish meaning 'fortified enclosure of silver'.

Strasbourg became a free imperial city in 1262 after a violent rebellion against the bishops' rule.

Strasbourg is situated at the eastern border of France with Germany, with the Rhine forming this border.

The city is home to the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, one of the oldest symphonic orchestras in western Europe, founded in 1855.

The Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire (BNU) in Strasbourg is the second-largest library in France, with a collection of over 3,000,000 titles.