Oberelsaß

Oberelsaß (or Upper Alsace, French: Haute-Alsace) was the southern part of the historical region Alsace or Elsass, inhabited originally by locals speaking Alemannic German. From 1871 to 1918, Bezirk Oberelsaß was a region (Bezirk) in the southern part of the province of Elsaß-Lothringen in the German Empire. The region corresponds exactly to the current French department of Haut-Rhin. Its capital was Colmar. It was divided into the districts (Kreise) of:

District of Upper Alsace
Bezirk Oberelsaß (in German)
District of Alsace-Lorraine
1871–1918
Flag
Coat of arms

Upper Alsace district with its subdistricts in different colours (1890)
CapitalColmar
Area 
 1885
3.508 km2 (1.354 sq mi)
 1910
3.508 km2 (1.354 sq mi)
Population 
 1885
462.549
 1910
517.865
History 
1870–1871
 Established
1871
 Disestablished
1918
Political subdivisions6 rural districts
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Today part of France

The flag of Oberelsaß is a yellow bar on a red field decorated on each side with three crowns. The combination of this flag with that of Unterelsaß forms the flag of modern Alsace.

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