dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, mˈoʊst əv ɪts tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi wʌz ˈænɛkst baɪ fɹˈæns; ðɪs kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiəz ɔnðə lˈɛft bˈæŋk ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn, ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tˈaʊnz ʌv sˈævɚn, mˈɑːlʃaɪm, bˈɛnfɛld, dˈætʃstaɪn, dˈæmbɑːx, dˈɑːsənhˌaɪmkˈɑːtʃɚsbˌɜːɡ, ˈɜːstaɪn, kˈɛstənbˌɑːlz, ɹˈaɪnaʊ, ænd ðə mˈʌndæt kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv ɹˈuːfætʃ, sˈoʊlts, ænd ˈɛɡwɪʃˌaɪm.
During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by France; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine, around the towns of Saverne, Molsheim, Benfeld, Dachstein, Dambach, Dossenheim-Kochersberg, Erstein, Kästenbolz, Rhinau, and the Mundat (consisting of Rouffach, Soultz, and Eguisheim).