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 +'''Colmar''' ({{Lang-fr|Colmar}}, {{IPA-fr|kɔlmaʁ|pron}}; [[Alsatian language|Alsatian]]: ''Colmer'' {{IPA-gsw|ˈkolməʁ|}}; {{Lang-de|Colmar}}, between 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ''Kolmar'') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Haut-Rhin]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Alsace]] in north-eastern France.
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 +It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the [[appellate court]].
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 +It is situated along the [[Alsace wine#Route des Vins d'Alsace|Alsatian Wine Route]] and considers itself to be the "Capital of Alsatian Wine" (''capitale des vins d'Alsace'').
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 +Colmar is the home town of the painter and engraver [[Martin Schongauer]] and the sculptor [[Frédéric Bartholdi]], who designed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. The city is renowned for its well preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks and its museums, among which the [[Unterlinden Museum]].
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Colmar (Template:Lang-fr, Template:IPA-fr; Alsatian: Colmer Template:IPA-gsw; Template:Lang-de, between 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: Kolmar) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court.

It is situated along the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the "Capital of Alsatian Wine" (capitale des vins d'Alsace).

Colmar is the home town of the painter and engraver Martin Schongauer and the sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi, who designed the Statue of Liberty. The city is renowned for its well preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks and its museums, among which the Unterlinden Museum.



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