Westphalia
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Westphalia is a historical region in northwestern Germany known for being the site of the 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War and reshaped the political order of Europe.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westphalia canonical | 143 |
| Westphalian | 3 |
| Province of Westphalia | 2 |
| Eastern Westphalia | 1 |
| Minden, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia | 1 |
| Ruhr Valley | 1 |
| Westphalia region in Germany | 1 |
| Westphalia region of Germany | 1 |
| sites of the Peace of Westphalia | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| contains |
Bielefeld
ⓘ
Dortmund ⓘ Hamm ⓘ Herford ⓘ Minden ⓘ Münster ⓘ Osnabrück ⓘ Paderborn ⓘ Soest ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Münster ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation |
Peace of Westphalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Peace of Westphalia 1648
|
| historicalRegionOf |
German Confederation
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Prussia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Peace of Westphalia
ⓘ
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück
development of modern state sovereignty concept ⓘ ending the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ ending the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| language | Westphalian dialect ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Low German
ⓘ
surface form:
West Low German
|
| locatedIn |
Western Europe
ⓘ
Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Germany
|
| majorRiver |
Ems
ⓘ
Lippe ⓘ Ruhr ⓘ Weser ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| partOf |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
surface form:
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
|
| politicalImpact |
confirmed sovereignty of German princes
ⓘ
granted territorial gains to France ⓘ granted territorial gains to Sweden ⓘ recognized independence of the Dutch Republic ⓘ reduced power of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ reshaped political order of Europe ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| traditionalCuisine |
Pumpernickel bread
ⓘ
Westphalian stews ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct |
Westphalian ham
ⓘ
Westphalian rye bread ⓘ |
| treatySignedIn |
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Münster
Treaty of Osnabrück ⓘ |
| warEndedByTreaties |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
Referenced by (154)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minden, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
subject surface form:
Bernhard von Galen
this entity surface form:
Ruhr Valley
this entity surface form:
Province of Westphalia
this entity surface form:
Province of Westphalia
subject surface form:
Cathedral Chapter of Münster
this entity surface form:
Eastern Westphalia
this entity surface form:
Westphalian