History of Strasbourg remained neutral during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), and retained its status as a Free Imperial City. However, the city was later annexed by Louis XIV of France to extend the borders of his kingdom. Louis' advisors believed that, as long as Strasbourg remained independent, it would endanger the King's newly annexed territories in Alsace, and, that to defend these large rural lands effectively, a garrison had to be placed in towns such as Strasbourg. Indeed, the bridge over the Rhine at Strasbourg had been used repeatedly by Imperial (Holy Roman Empire) forces, and three times during the Franco-Dutch War
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival back for a second edition during this seventh edition of SEFFF with a selection of 18 independent video games. Indium Game Contest Indium Game Contest Since 2008 the festival schedule an opening and closing ceremony, which usually consist in a European movie premiere. Those movies were : Since its beginning, the festival celebrate some of the most famous fantastic films directors and sagas such as Aliens, King Kong and Romero's "of the Dead Series", through exhibits, retrospectives, lectures and workshops. In 2009 the first Great Strasbourg Zombie Walk was organized which marked the start of the festival. The walk brought