Strasbourg: History, Former Names & Timeline
A frontier city on the Rhine that changed hands between Germany and France several times; today seat of the European Parliament.
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Former names of Strasbourg
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 12 BC | Argentoratum | |
| AD 600 | Strateburgum | |
| 1000 | Straßburg / Strasbourg |
Timeline of Strasbourg
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 357 | Julian routs the Alamanni at Argentoratum |
| AD 842 | The Oaths of Strasbourg are sworn in Old French and Old High German |
| 1681 | Louis XIV annexes Strasbourg |
| 1871 | Ceded to the German Empire |
| 1918 | Returns to France |
| 1979 | The first directly elected European Parliament meets here |
Who ruled Strasbourg
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Constantinus) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Franks |
| 600–799 | Frankish Kingdom |
| 800–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1782 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1783–1879 | Baden |
| 1880–1913 | Germany |
| 1914–1919 | German Empire |
| 1920–1944 | Germany |
| 1945–1959 | Germany (France) |
| 1960–1993 | West Germany |
| 1994–today | Germany |