Denmark and southern Scandinavia
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Denmark and southern Scandinavia comprise the region around the Danish kingdom and its neighboring Scandinavian territories that served as a key battleground in mid-17th-century conflicts among Northern European powers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Scandinavia | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern conflict zone
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty |
Treaty of Brömsebro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Roskilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersOn |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kattegat NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Skagerrak NERFINISHED ⓘ Øresund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | inter-state war theatre ⓘ |
| economicImportance | control of Baltic maritime trade ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | buffer zone between continental Europe and the Baltic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blekinge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish islands ⓘ Funen NERFINISHED ⓘ Halland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jutland Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Scania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedPower |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| militaryFeature |
naval operations in surrounding seas
ⓘ
sieges of coastal fortresses ⓘ |
| politicalRole | contested frontier between Denmark–Norway and Sweden ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baltic trade routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | predominantly Lutheran Christian region ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Swedish expansion in the Baltic region
ⓘ
territorial losses for Denmark–Norway ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Baltic Sea access
ⓘ
control of Øresund tolls ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn |
Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ Torstenson War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Scandinavia