Alsace bossue

Coordinates: 7°05′22″N 48°56′29″E / 7.0894°N 48.9414°E / 7.0894; 48.9414
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Alsace bossue (in the upper left)

The Alsace bossue (Alemannic and Frankish: S'Gromme/S'Krumme Elsass, German: das krumme Elsass/ Krummes Elsass), is a territory of Bas-Rhin in Alsace, which includes the three former cantons of Sarre-Union, Drulingen and La Petite-Pierre (today all part of the canton of Ingwiller).

Just like nearby parts of

Rhine Franconian
area.

History

The current borders of this territory date back from 1793, when the County of Saarwerden was annexed by the young French First Republic.

Initially, the county of Saarwerden was meant to be fragmented and distributed between the departments of

enclaves of the Duchy of Lorraine or the Kingdom of France
within the county since 1697.

Another county that is often considered to be a part of Alsace bossue was the County of Lützelstein (comté de la Petite-Pierre), which belonged to the Rhine Palatinate throughout most of its existence. Although most of the county is today part of the Bas-Rhin department, some of its historical villages, including Achen, Berling, Bourscheid, Hangviller, Lixheim, Montbronn, Phalsbourg, Vescheim, Wintersbourg and Zilling, are today part of the Moselle department.

References

  1. ^ Georg Friedrich von Martens - Recueil des principaux traités d'alliance, de paix, de trêve (1800)
  2. ^ Ldh/EHESS/Cassini - Notice Communale

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