Mulhouse
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Mulhouse is a city in France. Its population is around 110,000. Its in the Alsace region and is the sub-prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department. Two river run through the town:
- The Doller
- The Ill
Mulhouse dates back to the XIIth century. Medieval Mulhouse consists of an upper and a lower town.
- The upper town developed from the 18th century on.
- The lower town used to be the quarter of merchants and craftsmen. It developed around the Place de la Réunion (which commemorates its reunion with France). Nowadays this area is for pedestrians.
