Strasbourg History

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12BC Romans choose Strasbourg as the site for their military camp on the Rhine and name it Argentoratum
1434-44 Johannes Gutenberg resides in Strasbourg, perfecting his printing press with moveable metal type
1566 Strasbourg University is founded
1681 Louis XIV's troops enter Strasbourg placing it under French control
1770-71
German poet/philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe studies law in Strasbourg
1870 Strasbourg is handed over to the German Empire
1918 Strasbourg regains its French nationality
1940 Strasbourg is occupied by the Germans
23 Nov 1944 French troops, under General Leclerc, liberate Strasbourg
1949 Council of Europe is founded, with Strasbourg chosen as its headquarters

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