"Town of cross roads" a Strasbourg Travel Page by traveloturc

In the history the Romans established a military outpost and named it Argentoratum. It belonged to the Germania Superior Roman province. The name was first mentioned in the year 12 BC; Strasbourg celebrated its 2,000th birthday in 1988. From the 4th century, Strasbourg was the seat of the Archbishopric of Strasbourg.
The town was occupied successively in the 5th century by Alemanni, Huns, and Franks, who called it Stratisburgum, Strateburgus, then Straßburg. In 842, Strateburg was the site of the Oath of Strasbourg, the trilingual text of which is considered to contain, besides Latin and German, also the oldest written document in the French language.
On February 14, 1349 by one of the first and worst pogroms in pre-modern history: 2,500-3,000 Jews were publicly burnt and the rest of them expelled of the city.[1] Until the end of the 18th century, Jews were forbidden to remain in town after 10 pm. The time to leave the city was signaled by a municipal herald blowing the Grüselhorn a high-pitched Cathedral bell still rings today.

Strasbourg is also twin city with Istanbul

famous residents of Strasbourg include: Johannes Gutenberg, John Calvin, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Klemens Wenzel von Metternich,Louis Pasteur,Georg Simmel, Albert Schweitzer