In the 13thC, the towns became free towns and in 1354 ten of them formed a union, the Decapolis. Gothic Art, of which Strasbourg Cathedral is a magnificent example, reflected the region's growing prosperity. Agriculture and trade expanded thanks to the Rhine Valley routes and the St Gotthard Pass to Italy.

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