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Alsace shieldAlsace

(äl-săs´) (pron: all-sass)

Capital: Strasbourg (pron: straws-bourg)
French annexation: 1678

The white and gold bands on the coat of arms are symbolic of the former Lower- and Upper-Alsace departments in the province.

Alsace provincial map