Editing Alsace (section)

===Symbolism===
[[File:BlasonAlsace.svg|thumb|[[Coat of arms]] of Alsace]]

====Strasbourg====
[[File:Greater coat of arms of Strasbourg.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of [[Strasbourg]]]]
[[Strasbourg]]'s arms are the colours of the shield of the [[Bishop of Strasbourg]] (a band of red on a white field, also considered an inversion of the arms of the diocese) at the end of a revolt of the burghers during the Middle Ages who took their independence from the teachings of the Bishop. It retains its power over the surrounding area.

====Flags====
{{Main|Flag of Alsace}}
[[File:Flag of Alsace (historical).svg|thumb|Rot-un-Wiss, the historical flag]]
[[File:Flag of Alsace (old).svg|thumb|The region's flag from 1949 to 2008]]

There is controversy around the recognition of the Alsatian flag. The authentic historical flag is the ''Rot-un-Wiss''; Red and White are commonly found on the coat of arms of Alsatian cities (Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Sélestat...)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unserland.org/dossiers/breve-histoire-dun-drapeau-alsacien/|title=Unser LandBrève histoire d'un drapeau alsacien|work=Unser Land|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=27 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127040459/http://www.unserland.org/dossiers/breve-histoire-dun-drapeau-alsacien/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and of many Swiss cities, especially in [[Basel-Landschaft|Basel's region]]. The German region [[Hesse]] uses a flag similar to the Rot-un-Wiss. As it underlines the Germanic roots of the region, it was ''replaced'' in 1949 by a new "Union jack-like" flag representing the union of the two départements. It has, however, no real historical relevance. It has been since replaced again by a slightly different one, also representing the two départements. With the purpose of "Francizing" the region, the Rot-un-Wiss has not been recognized by Paris. Some overzealous statesmen have called it a Nazi invention – while its origins date back to the 11th century and the Red and White banner<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.genealogie-bisval.net/Images/Lorraine.gif| title = Genealogie-bisval.net}}</ref> of [[Gérard, Duke of Lorraine|Gérard de Lorraine]] (aka. d'Alsace). The Rot-un-Wiss flag is still known as the real historical emblem of the region by most of the population and the départements' parliaments and has been widely used during protests against the creation of a new "super-region" gathering [[Champagne-Ardennes]], [[Lorraine]] and Alsace, namely on Colmar's statue of liberty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alsace/2014/11/16/colmar-une-statu-de-la-liberte-en-rot-und-wiss-593102.html|title=Colmar : une statue de la Liberté en "Rot und Wiss" |work=France 3 Alsace|date=16 November 2014 }}</ref>