1) Free imperial city 
Mulhouse (Mulhouse, pron; Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, mɪlˈyːzə; Mülhausen; i.e. mill hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in ...