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2489 - Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

Strasbourg in located at the border with Germany in the Alsace region. The city itself has 285 000 people, but the metropolitan area has 500 510. It is also one of the de facto capital cities of the European Union along with Brussels, Luxembourg, and Frankfurt. Strasbourg has the European Parliament, the Eurocorps, and the European Ombudsman of the European Union. 

Strasbourg is unique in that it is immersed in Franco-German culture, and acts as a cultural bridge between France and Germany. Strasbourg has also been in the middle of violent disputes between France and Germany. The University of Strasbourg, where the author of the card is attending as a doctoral fellow in psychology, is the second largest in Europe. Catholics and Protestants also co-exist in Strasbourg, as well as being the home of the largest Islamic place of worship in France, the Strasbourg Grand Mosque. 

Étoile Noire de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Black Star) is the local semi-professional ice hockey team and plays in Division 1, the second level of hockey in France. They were founded in 2000. In 2005 they were promoted to Ligue Magnus - the highest level of hockey - after winning the Division 1 championship in 2006. They were the Magnus Cup final in 2011. In 2019 they finished in last place and were relegated back to Division 1. 

The current team has a Canadian coach, Daniel Bourdages, has been coaching the Black Star for 25 years. They also have four  Canadians on the roster: Scott Prier from Windsor, Ontario; Dylan Denomme from Riverdale, Ontario; Mitch Zion from Ottawa, Ontario; and Danny Potvin from Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec


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