Sorry Jean, this is totally wrong. The part of Germany around Landau, in Palatinate (Pflatz), was French ONLY during a short period of time (French Revolution), as written by "wwkersner". It was then named "Departement du Mont Tonnerre". It was German the rest of the time, as it is today (part of Rheinland- Pfaltz). As far as I know (but I may be wrong), it wasn't considered as part of Alsace. It is anachronous to associate Alsace and Lorraine at the beginning of the 1800's. They always were separate provinces, apart from the German (Prussian) annexion between 1871 and 1918. Moreover, as mentionned several times on this list, only a part of Lorraine (more or less the today departement Moselle) was annexed to Germany ("Elsass- Lothringen"). Have a nice Sunday, Etienne > Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:35:29 EDT > From: Nutmeg421@aol.com > > In a message dated 8/9/08 9:47:58 AM, wwkesner@verizon.net writes: > >> Would any one on this list know if when France controlled the area >> Northwest of Cologne in period 1792 to 1806 or maybe later was that >> area known as >> Alsace Lorraine then? > > It went back and forth with Prussia until Germany was formed in 1871 > and > became a part of Bavaria. Then after WWI, it reverted to France > until the Germans > took it in WWII. Since WWII, it has been part of France. (...) Jean