city-state
C1326
concept
A city-state is an independent, self-governing urban center that exercises political, economic, and cultural control over its surrounding territory.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| free imperial city | 41 |
| city-state canonical | 33 |
| ancient city-state | 29 |
| Free imperial city | 8 |
| city-kingdom | 4 |
| sovereign city-state | 4 |
| autonomous city-state | 3 |
| city-republic | 1 |
| corsair city-state | 1 |
Instances (118)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Republican Florence | — |
| Imperial City of Ravensburg | Free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Reutlingen | Free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Heilbronn | Free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Schwäbisch Hall | Free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Aalen | Free imperial city |
| Republic of Venice | — |
| Vatican City | sovereign city-state |
| Ancient Elis | ancient city-state |
| Caere | ancient city-state |
| Monaco | sovereign city-state |
| Free City of Kraków | — |
| Karkemish | ancient city-state |
| Kish | ancient city-state |
| Larsa | ancient city-state |
| Imperial City of Friedberg | Free imperial city |
| Carthage | ancient city-state |
| Imperial City of Seltz | Free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Offenburg | Free imperial city |
| Babylon | — |
| Gerrha | ancient city-state |
| Republic of Salé | corsair city-state |
| Free City of Hamburg | — |
| Free City of Bremen | — |
| Free City of Lübeck | free imperial city |
| Aradus | ancient city-state |
| Vienna (state) | — |
| Republic of Pisa | — |
| Corcyra | ancient city-state |
| Free City of Frankfurt | free imperial city |
| Myr | — |
| Norvos | — |
| Lorath | — |
| Singapore | — |
| Ur | ancient city-state |
| Kingdom of Tyre | ancient city-state |
| Mari | ancient city-state |
|
Singapore (as part of national crest)
surface form:
Singapore
|
sovereign city-state |
| Republic of Genoa | — |
| Republic of Ragusa | — |
| Ekron | ancient city-state |
| Imperial City of Cologne | free imperial city |
| Imperial City of Soest | free imperial city |
| Kucha | ancient city-state |
| Arwad | ancient city-state |
|
federal state of Hamburg
surface form:
Hamburg
|
— |
| Free Imperial City of Speyer | free imperial city |
| Amathus | city-kingdom |
|
Maya city‑states
surface form:
Maya city-states
|
— |
| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | — |