Bas-Rhin is a French département, number 67, named after the Rhine river.
Préfecture (capital): Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the seat of the European parliament.
Sous-préfectures: Haguenau[?], Molsheim[?], Saverne, Sélestat Erstein[?] and Wissembourg.
The Rhine River has always been of importance to the area.
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