From Classic Encyclopedia 1911 COLMAR, or Kolmar, a town of
Germany, in the imperial province of Alsace-Lorraine, formerly
the capital of the department of Haut-Rhin in France, on the
Logelbach and Lauch, tributaries of the Ill, 40 m. S.S.W. from
Strassburg on the main line of railway to Basel. Pop. (1905)
41,582. It is the seat of the government for Upper Alsace, and
of the supreme court of appeal for Alsace-Lorraine. The town is
surrounded by pleasant promenades, on the site of the old
fortifications, and has numerous narrow and picturesque streets.
Of its edifices the most remarkable are the Roman Catholic
parish church of St Martin, known also as the Munster, dating
from the 13th and 14th centuries, the Lutheran parish church
(15th century), the former Dominican monastery (1232-1289),
known as "Unterlinden" and now used as a museum, the Kaufhaus
(trade-hall) of the 15th century, and the handsome government
offices (formerly the Prefecture). Colmar is the centre of
considerable textile industries, comprisi