Until the 5th century CE, the city was known as Argantorati (in the nominative, Argantorate in the locative), a Celtic Gaulish name Latinised first as Argentorate (with Gaulish locative ending, as appearing on the first

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Location
Strasbourg is situated at the eastern border of France with Germany. This border is formed by the

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The Roman camp of Argentoratumwas first mentioned in 12 BC; the city of Strasbourg which grew from it celebrated its 2,000th anniversary in 1988. The

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Strasbourg is divided into the following districts:
1. Bourse, Esplanade, Krutenau
2. Centre République
3. Centre Gare
4. Conseil des XV, Rotterdam

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Strasbourg is the seat of internationally renowned institutions of music and drama:
• The Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, founded in 1855, one of the oldest symphonic orchestras in western Europe. Based since 1975 in the Palais de la musique et des congrès

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Universities and tertiary education
Strasbourg, well known as centre of humanism, has a long history of excellence in higher-education, at the crossroads of French and

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Architecture
The city is chiefly known for its sandstone Gothic Cathedral with its famous astronomical clock,

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