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Ethnographic map of the Austrian Empire c. 1855 which also shows the boundaries of the crown lands and Kreise. A Kreis (pl. Kreise) ...
The Bavarian Circle (German: Bayerischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.. The most significant state by far in the circle was the Duchy of Bavaria (raised to an Electorate by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1623) with the Upper Palatinate territories. [1]
The Burgundian Circle (German: Burgundischer Kreis, Dutch: Bourgondische Kreits, French: Cercle de Bourgogne) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire created in 1512 and significantly enlarged in 1548.
Kreis (Habsburg monarchy), a former type of subdivision of the Habsburg monarchy and Austrian Empire; Reichkreise, or Imperial Circles, ceremonial associations of several regional monarchies (Reichsländer) and/or imperial cities (Reichsstädte) in the Holy Roman Empire
kreis-saarlouis.de Saarlouis (Sarrelouis in French) is a Kreis ( district ) in the middle of the Saarland , Germany . Neighboring districts are Merzig-Wadern , Sankt Wendel , Neunkirchen , Saarbrücken , and the French département Moselle .
During the early modern period, the Holy Roman Empire was divided into imperial circles (Latin: Circuli imperii; German: Reichskreise [ˈʁaɪçsˌkʁaɪzə]; singular: Circulus imperii, Reichskreis [ˈʁaɪçsˌkʁaɪs]), administrative groupings whose primary purposes were the organization of common defensive structure and the collection of imperial taxes.
No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton. Coach Kirby Smart said Monday that Georgia is preparing Stockton to start in the Sugar Bowl on Jan ...
Most major cities in Germany are not part of any Kreis, but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a Kreis; such a city is referred to as a kreisfreie Stadt [e] ([ˈkʁaɪsfʁaɪə ˈʃtat]) or Stadtkreis [f] ([ˈʃtatˌkʁaɪs] ⓘ).