Germany also erected a similar fence to isolate thirteen Alsatian villages from Switzerland.

Nevertheless the Alsatian villages retained high population densities (between 75 and 150 people per square kilometre).

In Alsatian villages outside of Strasbourg, the locals go out for flammekueche much the way we go out for pizza.

Stehlin was born in the Alsatian village of Jettingen; by 1750 he was living and working in Paris.

To escape the madding crowd, seek out the unspoiled little town of Turckheim - the epitome of the shiny, bright Alsatian village.

(1990) Small private English "secret" garden in the Alsatian village of Plobsheim.

At first I was embarrassed to meander home through the Alsatian villages looking for a restau- rant where I could have lunch.

At the three-star-rated Auberge de l'Ill in the Alsatian village of Illhaeusern, dinner prices range from $89 to $118 a person, according to the guide.

Lalaye was one of many Alsatian villages ruined by the Thirty Years' War.