Berry (province)
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Berry (province) was a historic province in central France known for its medieval heritage, rural landscapes, and role as a former territorial and administrative region of the French kingdom.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic province of France ⓘ |
| abolishedAsProvinceIn | 1790 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French rural literature
ⓘ
George Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bourbonnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nivernais NERFINISHED ⓘ Orléanais NERFINISHED ⓘ Touraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bourges Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of the Cher River NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Indre River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Arms of Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedievalHeritage | yes ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | played role in consolidation of French royal domain ⓘ |
| historicalProvinceOf | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionNowDividedInto |
Allier (part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cher (department) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cher-et-Indre (former department) NERFINISHED ⓘ Creuse (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indre (department) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indre-et-Loire (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Loir-et-Cher (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Loire-et-Cher (former department) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienne (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
county
ⓘ
duchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gothic cathedrals
ⓘ
Romanesque churches ⓘ agricultural production ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ traditional French countryside ⓘ |
| languageTradition | Berrichon dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massif Central foothills (partly)
ⓘ
central France ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bourges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Châteauroux NERFINISHED ⓘ Issoudun NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Amand-Montrond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMonument | Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | former territorial and administrative region ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | departments of Cher and Indre ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeUnitOf | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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