Strategic Town
Strasbourg, where military activity has been reported for the first time since the outbreak of war, is the capital of Alsace-Lorraine, and one of the most important strategic towns near the River Rhine, facing the Black Forest region in Germany. The town is said to have been founded by the Romans and has always been strongly fortified. Lying in the Rhine Valley, between the Vosges Mountains and those of the Black Forest, it is an important railway centre. and _ is joined by canals to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Strasbourg is. famous for its cathedral, its old houses and a palace erected for a former German Emperor, and also for its paté de foie. gras, a French delicacy. Its industries are many, and include tanning, brewirig, machinery, cotton and woollen goods, cutlery, artificial flowers, chemicals, and tobacco. It has a population of 181,465.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 35, 23 February 1940, Page 3
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147Strategic Town New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 35, 23 February 1940, Page 3
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