Hercynian Forest
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The Hercynian Forest was a vast, ancient woodland that once covered much of central Europe, particularly in the regions of present-day Germany and surrounding areas, and was noted by classical authors for its size and density.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hercynian Forest canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient forest
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
Germania ⓘ Germanic peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Germanic tribes
|
| culturalRole |
boundary of the Roman world
ⓘ
frontier of Germania ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dense
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ vast ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Roman historians
ⓘ
ancient geographers ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Greek "Herkynios"
ⓘ
Latin "Silva Hercynia" ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
Rhine River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River region
|
| extendsTo |
Carpathian Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Carpathian Mountains region
Danube region ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River region
|
| historicalSignificance |
influenced ancient trade routes
ⓘ
influenced military campaigns in Germania ⓘ major natural barrier in Central Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great extent
ⓘ
impenetrability ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ wild animals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
present-day Austria ⓘ Czech lands ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Czech Republic
France ⓘ
surface form:
present-day France
Germany ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Germany
present-day Poland ⓘ present-day Switzerland ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gallic Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
Naturalis Historia ⓘ |
| modernRemnantsInclude |
Black Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Forest woodlands
Bohemian Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemian Forest woodlands
Harz Mountains forests ⓘ |
| notedBy |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| partlyCorrespondsTo |
Black Forest
ⓘ
Bohemian Forest ⓘ Harz ⓘ
surface form:
Harz Mountains
Thuringian Forest ⓘ |
| possibleEtymologyFrom | Celtic roots ⓘ |
| status | no longer exists as continuous forest ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman era
ⓘ
antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.