The city fell into ruin after antiquity; however, in 1112 it reappeared as the margravate of its namesake state.  
The city fell into ruin after antiquity; however, in 1112 it reappeared as the margravate of its namesake state.  Lying along the Oos River in Southwestern Germany in the Black Forest, Caracalla built baths here for the garrison at Strasbourg during Roman occupation. It was occupied briefly by the French in 1688 and a fire the following year burned much of the city. Charles de Gaulle briefly sought refuge here during an uprising in France. A popular destination for the Russian elite and literary luminaries, Leonard Tsypkin's novel is about a Summer in this place and Dostoevsky wrote "The Gambler," while compulsively gambling at a Casino in this city. Renown for its thermal baths and hot springs, for 10 points, name this doubly-eponymous spa town in Germany.
The city fell into ruin after antiquity; however, in 1112 it reappeared as the margravate of its namesake state.  
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