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91Wappen der deutschen Stadt- und Landkreise — Kreise in Deutschland Diese Liste zeigt und erläutert die Wappen der de …
92Bremen-Verden — Duchies of Bremen and Verden Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden (de) Hertigdömet Bremen och Hertigdömet Verden (sv) States of the Holy Roman Empire, enfeoffed to 1) the Swedish Crown in 1648 2) the Hanoverian Crown in 1733 …
93List of cities and towns in Germany — Complete list of 2,065 cities in Germany (as of July 1, 2011) Only municipalities with independent administration and that have the Stadtrecht (city rights) are included. For large cities, see: List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000… …
94France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
95Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
96Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † …
97The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …
98The Slavs — The Slavs † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs I. NAME A. Slavs At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… …
99Czech Republic — a republic in central Europe: includes the regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; independent since 1993. 10,318,958; 30,449 sq. mi. (78,864 sq. km). Cap.: Prague. * * * Czech Republic Introduction… …
100Harz — Mountains redirects here. For the district of the same name, see Harz (district). Harz Range Country Germany …
