ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv dʒˈɜːmən mˌiːdɪˌæɾᵻzˈeɪʃən, sˈeɪləm ˈæbi wʌz sˈiːdᵻd tə ðə mɑːɹɡɹˈeɪvɪˌeɪt ʌv bˈædən baɪ nɐpˈoʊlɪən tə kˈɑːmpənsˌeɪt bˈædən fɔːɹ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz ɔnðə lˈɛft bˈæŋk ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn ðæt hɐdbɪn ˈænɛkst ˌɪntʊ fɹˈæns.
In 1802, as part of the process of German mediatization, Salem Abbey was ceded to the Margraviate of Baden by Napoleon to compensate Baden for territories on the Left Bank of the Rhine that had been annexed into France.