Geography of Alsace-Lorraine

or Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen
Maps from Harp, Stephen. Learning to be Loyal: primary schooling as nation building in Alsace and Lorraine. DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press, 1998, p. 11, 22, respectively.

From 1790, the French provinces were divided into departments.

The portion of Alsace-Lorraine that was annexed by Germany in 1871 was made of these arrondissements from these departments:

Lorraine:

•Moselle department. Major cities: Metz, Thionville, Sarreguemines

•Meurthe department. Major cities: Sarrebourg, Château-Sahine

Alsace:

•Bas-Rhin department. Major city: Strasbourg

•Haut-Rhin department, except Belfort. Major city:Colmar

 

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