Imperial City of Soest
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The Imperial City of Soest was a significant medieval free imperial city in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for its strategic location and economic importance in the Holy Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Soest | 1 |
| Town of Soest in the Soest Feud | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free imperial city
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Soest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityRights | medieval city rights ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
crafts and guilds
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
member of Hanseatic trading network
ⓘ
regional trading center ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
city gates
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm |
city republic
ⓘ
free imperial city government ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Duchy of Westphalia (surrounding territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important node in regional trade routes
ⓘ
major urban center in medieval Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Middle High German
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalPrivilege | imperial privileges granted by the emperor ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | imperial city directly subject to the emperor ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism (medieval period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | important trade crossroads in Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasTradeConnection | Hanseatic League cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAutonomy | self-governing urban commune ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
marketplace
ⓘ
parish churches ⓘ town hall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
economic importance in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
strategic location in Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
present-day North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Town of Soest in the Soest Feud
this entity surface form:
City of Soest