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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. German breed of shepherd dog Dog breed German Shepherd Adult male Other names German Shepherd Dog Alsatian Alsatian Wolf Dog Deutscher Schäferhund Altdeutsche Schäferhunde Origin Germany Traits Height Males 60–65 cm (24–26 in) Females 55 ...
This is an incomplete list of well-known Alsatians and Lorrainians (people from the region of Alsace and the region of Lorraine). Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences. Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences.
Alsatian may refer to: A person from the Alsace region of northeast France; Alsatian dialect, the language or dialect of Alsace; German Shepherd, a breed of dog also ...
Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, [5] US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; [6] [7] French: ⓘ) [8] is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland.
Bing the ParaDog displayed with his Dickin Medal at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Bing (1942–44 – October 1955) was a dog who received the Dickin Medal in 1947 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.
An Alsatian woman in traditional costume, photographed by Adolphe Braun During the First World War , to avoid ground fights between brothers, many Alsatians served as sailors in the Kaiserliche Marine and took part in the Naval mutinies that led to the abdication of the Kaiser in November 1918, which left Alsace-Lorraine without a nominal head ...
Also in 1978, 35% of the below 20 year olds still spoke Alemannic. Of these 35%, only 20% said that they spoke Alsatian with their friends and siblings as long as no French-speakers were present (in that case, only 3% spoke Alsatian). This means that we can at best expect 7% of the youngest generation to pass on Alsatian to their children.--
A bilingual (French and Alsatian) sign in Mulhouse An Alsatian dialect speaker. Since 1992, the constitution of the Fifth Republic states that French is the official language of the Republic. However, Alsatian, along with other regional languages, is recognized by the French government in the official list of languages of France.