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By which geographic names has Alsace-Lorraine been known and what are its LDS Library reference place names?

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By which geographic names has Alsace-Lorraine been known and what are its LDS Library reference place names?

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Historically, Alsace and Lorraine are two different regions. Lorraine (the former Duchy of Lothringen) became a French province in 1766. After the Franco-German War of 1870-1871, the German-speaking parts of Lorraine and Elsaß (Bas Rhin and Haut Rhin) were annexed and joined to become Elsaß-Lothringen of the German Empire. As a result of WW I, Elsaß-Lorraine was returned to France until 1940 at which time Germany again claimed the area. It has been part of France since 1945. The reference place names are Germany, Elsaß, Lothringen and Germany, Alsace-Lorraine.