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Strasbourg (French pronunciation: ; Alsatian: Strossburi; <includeonly>DO NOT SPELL IT "STRASSBURG", FOR IT IS NOT PRONOUNCED THE SAME WAY : aß = long a, ass = short a. AND STOP BOLDENING.</includeonly> archaic: Strassburg) is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in northeastern France, with approximately 650,000 inhabitants in the aire urbaine (metropolitan area) in 1999. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the préfecture (capital) of the Bas-Rhin département.